Bruno Fernandes believes winning the title can reshape the club's future
2025-05-21 03:04
Manchester United will travel to San Mamés to face Tottenham Hotspur in the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League final, and Bruno Fernandes says winning the title could make a difference for the club's future.
In the second leg of the semi-final, Manchester United relied on Mount, Casemiro and Hojlund to break the opponent's goal, and finally defeated Bilbao 4-1 at home and successfully advanced to the Europa League final.
However, the performance of Amorim's team in the Premier League and the Europa League this season is in stark contrast. Manchester United is currently ranked 16th in the standings with 39 points, and has only achieved 10 wins, 9 draws and 18 losses after 37 rounds of games. However, Manchester United can win the championship and qualify for the Champions League as long as they beat Tottenham Hotspur.
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes said in an interview, "Every game that can compete for the championship is of great significance, but at Manchester United, every game is extremely important. As Maguire said, this is a big club. Players may still be heroes this week, but they may be regarded as sinners next week."
"But as players, we only focus on what's in front of us, and what's in front of us is the opportunity to lift the trophy. This trophy won't change the past, nor will it negate everything the past has done for us, but it can affect the future. Winning the championship can bring a lot, such as Champions League qualification and considerable income, which will also attract more outstanding players to join the team."
Bruno Fernandes said: "But I think the club has never changed in this regard, because I believe that every player wants to play for Manchester United. The name of the club itself proves this. But the most important thing at the moment is that we are about to face a final and the opponent is a team we are very familiar with. But this is different from the Premier League, so this will be a completely different confrontation."
"We want to be at the top and want to fight for every honour, and the coach is very clear about this. Although in reality it is not possible to reach the final and win the championship every time, our goal is always to reach the end and fight for the chance to win the trophy."
In addition, Bruno Fernandes also stressed that "tomorrow is a huge opportunity. One of our goals at the beginning of the season was to appear in this final. We must stay focused. This is an important game and a big goal, and a good chance to win a trophy."