MANCHESTER UNITED midfielder Bruno Fernandes drinks coffee at 11.30pm the night before EVERY match.
The 27-year-old Portuguese playmaker revealed the superstition during a video where he drove around with team-mate Jesse Lingard.
Speaking to Lingard on the KFC YouTube channel, he said: “The day before the game, I always have to eat something in my (hotel) room.
“So we have dinner, then after dinner at 11pm or 11.30pm, I have to have my cappuccino.
“If I take my cappuccino and I go straight to bed, (then) I can sleep. If I drink the cappuccino and I wait, there is a problem.”
As Fernandes explained his rather unorthodox superstition, Lingard seemed somewhat puzzled.
And he interrupted the 27-year-old to question him by saying: “At 11 at night?!”
Fernandes has had a decent start to the season, scoring four goals in 12 games for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side.
But he would have hoped the team had been a little more consistent as they dropped to sixth in the Premier League table following their defeat to Leicester at the weekend.
Meanwhile, Lingard has struggled for minutes since returning from his sensational loan spell with West Ham.
The England international has not started a single match in either the Prem or Champions League.
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However, he did score in back-to-back league games last month against Newcastle and West Ham.
Solskjaer’s side came from 2-0 down to beat Atalanta 3-2 in Europe on Wednesday night.
Next up for the Red Devils is a clash with rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
