'Have to improve' - Bruno Fernandes sets Manchester United target after poor start to the season
Man Utd captain Bruno Fernandes has been one of the club's biggest disappointments in the first weeks of the new campaign.
Bruno Fernandes admits he needs to improve when he returns to action for Manchester United after the international break.
The club captain has been one of United's biggest underperformers in the first weeks of the new season and is yet to find the back of the net in any of their first ten matches across all competitions.
Although the 30-year-old will not be judged solely on his goal contributions, his poor performances have certainly been a contributing factor to United's poor run of form that has seen them win just three of their matches so far.
Fernandes will be hoping to find his form again for Portugal during the international break but he acknowledges that an improvement will be required when he returns to United next week.
“When I spoke about the bad moment, it was in relation to the two expulsions in the same week, which I thought were unfair," he told Portuguese press. "The first was withdrawn and the second, because it was a yellow card, was not, but these are things that are part of football and I can’t think about that. I took responsibility for that moment, because especially against Tottenham I left my teammates with one less player chasing the result.
“But it’s not just about the national team, which is where I feel increasingly good and where I can enjoy my football due to the dynamics and quality that I have by my side. At the club, I have to improve as soon as I get there, the goals will come and I also have to take responsibility for that, because I have scored a high level of goals in recent years and I also have a ‘standard’ that I want to maintain, I hope to score as soon as I get there to help the club return to winning ways and to the best level.”