MU, announced beaten in advance, did better than resist leader Liverpool (2-2), in a spectacular and indecisive Premier League meeting, Sunday at Anfield.
“I’m pretty upset. If we show this level at Liverpool, first in the championship, why can't we do it everywhere? It frustrates me”reacted Manchester United captain, Bruno Fernandes, after the 2-2 obtained on Sunday at Anfield. The Manchester players delivered a great performance on the pitch of their historic rival, a thousand miles from previous matches and their position in the standings (13th after 20 days).
“We have been rightly criticized. Our position in the standings says a lot, we lost too many points. Even today we can't settle for one point.”Fernandes said on Sky Sports. “We need points and we could have won the game in the end, but it’s a fair result”. The Portuguese attacking midfielder then said “upset” by the difference in level displayed by his team compared to previous matches.
“If we can do it at Anfield, we have to do it everywhere.”
“It’s by playing with passion and heart that you can get something out of this kind of match. You have to make an effort and that’s why we got something today.”he added. From now on, “we have to bring this frustration to the next game to understand that this is the level to reach. If we can do it at Anfield, we must do it everywhere..
Like Fernandes, coach Ruben Amorim appeared annoyed when commenting on the performance of his players on Sunday. “I'm even more upset about the other matches, it's even more difficult to understand certain things”he said on Sky Sports. “It's not about the system, it's not about the technique, it's about something else, and it's difficult to understand even for the coach”.
In the post-match conference, he insisted on “the mentality” to have: “I think we are too comfortable, not just the players, but everyone at Manchester United”. “Today we were a different team, not because of the system. It doesn’t matter who the opponent is, we have to play like that every day.”he insisted.
