Bruno Fernandes opted to focus on the positives after Manchester United sealed a win at Real Sociedad although it was not enough to secure automatic qualification into the last-16, as reported by United Radar.
This means that Manchester United will face the teams that dropped from the UEFA Champions League in the play-offs.
Barcelona and Juventus are amongst the big names that the Red Devils could face in a two-legged play-offs scheduled for February 2023.
Manchester United official website quoted Bruno in his post-match interview. The Portuguese international said:
“Obviously our goal was winning the game by two goals. We did a great game, we tried everything.”
“At the end, we took more risks, but we won the game, a great win against a tough opponent. We’re not top of the group, but it’s always a win.”
“We knew we had to take more risks, and we did that. We knew they would get more chances. We didn’t conceded, it’s another clean sheet, which is very important for us.”
“It’s another win, we keep without losing games, and that is important for the confidence of the team.”
“Alejandro Garnacho was good, but he knows we expect a lot from him.”
“On the [pre-season] tour, he didn’t have the best attitude and that’s why he didn’t get his chance until now, but he is training better with a different attitude and is deserving his chances.”
“Now we have to play [one of the Champions League drop-outs] but that’s no problem for us.”
“If we want to win the competition we have to fight the good teams in any moment. Sooner or later, we’ll be ready for that.”
