Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes said he was “dismayed” after Sunday’s draw with Premier League leaders Liverpool, despite it being one of his underdog side’s best performances of the season. ” he admitted.
United entered Anfield after a slump in December, losing six out of 10 games in all competitions, including five out of seven in the Premier League alone.
Liverpool have set the standard at home and in Europe this season, and given their 3-0 comeback win at Old Trafford in September, many expect United’s run to continue. I was doing it.
However, Lisandro Martinez gave Ruben Amorim’s side the lead in the second half. Liverpool then scored twice to take the lead, while Amad Diallo grabbed a deserved point with an equalizer. It was further proof that United, who have also won against Manchester City in recent weeks, are capable of such performances, but it was a source of frustration for Fernandes due to the lack of consistency.
“I think it’s a really good result,” the midfielder told Sky Sports.
“We could have won the game in the end, a reasonable result. If we could have shown this against Liverpool, I’m pissed why we can’t do this every week. “Finally a decent performance overall. We need more from ourselves to get more out of this season. ”
Looking ahead after his performance at Anfield, Fernandes revealed he is actually “more worried” about facing struggling Premier League side Southampton than Arsenal in the FA Cup.
“It came this far, but not until today’s game,” he reflected. “We have a game coming up against Arsenal in the FA Cup and it’s going to be another really tough game. We want to get to the final again. After this performance (against Liverpool) I’m probably more worried about Southampton. I will.”
Amorim made similar comments after the final whistle, admitting that seeing United play like they did at Anfield only made him “more angry because of the other games”.
