Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes believes a change in mentality is behind the club's positive start to 2025. United's FA Cup victory over Arsenal displayed the team's newfound resilience and determination.
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes attributes the club's encouraging start to 2025 to a shift in mentality. United secured a 5-3 penalty shootout victory over Arsenal in the FA Cup fourth round at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Joshua Zirkzee delivered the decisive penalty, marking United's first triumph in north London's red half in six years.
Despite being reduced to ten men following Diogo Dalot's second yellow card for a challenge on Mikel Merino, United mounted a heroic defensive performance to force a shootout.Echoing their resilience against Liverpool at Anfield a week earlier, United showcased determination to progress and keep their FA Cup title hopes alive. Fernandes, who scored both in regulation and the shootout, believes the passion and drive displayed in the last two games have directly fueled the improved performances. 'It helps always when you have time to train and to prepare the games a little bit more,' Fernandes remarked to Sky Sports. 'It's important but I think in these two games was more about - and the manager said this to us - it's more about the passion, the desire, everything you put into the game in terms of how much you want to win the game.'I think everyone is really aware of what he wants and he demands from us position-wise, tactical-wise and everything. I think we are now getting into the level that he wants effort-wise, with running and passion and desire to win games. 'So I think we still have a lot to improve for me in both aspects. But we will do it. And I'm pretty sure that we are in a good path to do it.' Despite the positive strides, Fernandes acknowledges that head coach Ruben Amorim continues to emphasize the need for greater goal-scoring dominance. 'The manager has been telling us a lot that we have to score more goals. And that's true because we are a team that has the capability of scoring goals. 'I know we have a lot of young players in front but we have qualities and we have to score goals because Rasmus is capable of scoring goals. 'Josh is capable, Amad is capable. Garnacho, Rashy , Antony, me and even the midfielders that sometimes play a bit deeper like Kobbie or Manu or Casa or Christian , they're all players with goals in them.
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