BRUNO FERNANDES has revealed the five Manchester United stars who consistently stay late after training – including himself.
The Portuguese ace, 26, climbed off the bench to score an incredible, match-winning free-kick against Liverpool on Sunday to send his side into the fifth-round of the FA Cup.
Fernandes has revealed he has to be kicked out of training by Solskjaer such is his desire to work on his craftCredit: Reuters
Fernandes scored the match-winning penalty to dump Liverpool out of the FA CupCredit: AP:Associated Press
Fernandes revealed hours of practice went into the strike – despite knowing he wouldn’t be starting the game – while admitting he’s not the only player to stay late after training.
In fact, the ex-Sporting Lisbon star revealed his training obsession is so great, boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has to kick him out to get him to go home.
Asked about Sunday’s free-kick, Fernandes told the Man Utd website: “I think almost every day [Solskjaer] has to kick me out of the training to stop.
“I’m always working on that kind of situation.
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“I like to watch and learn from Juan [Mata] because I think he is a really good specialist.
“I think in training we stay there most of the time – me and Juan stay longer…
“But also Alex [Telles], Rashy [Marcus Rashford] and Fred stay with us.”
Fernandes admitted he knows he’s not a certainty to take United’s set-pieces though, despite his incredible conversion rate.
The midfielder added: “I think normally a little bit more long distance is for Rashy.
“I think he feels more comfortable [from there], for me it is the same, to go the [closer] distance.
“I think closer to the box is better for me, for the kind of shot I have.
“If Juan and Alex are on the pitch it’s a chance for them, more on the right side.
“I think we have good free-kick specialists. I think we have some players who can take [good free-kicks].
“It depends on the moment and in that moment, I felt I was confident to take the free-kick.
“It was me and luckily it was a goal.”
Meanwhile, Fernandes revealed his free-kick was inspired by some advice from savvy veteran Edinson Cavani.
The Portuguese star told BBC Sport: “Edi, before the free-kick, told me: ‘Try a hard one on the side of the keeper’.
“I tried it and it went in well.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
