Our plan was to get a draw – Bruno Fernandes speaks on defeat to Arsenal
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernande, has responded to their 3-1 loss against Arsenal on Sunday.
United had taken the lead thanks to Marcus Rashford, but Martin Odegaard quickly tied the score.
Declan Rice and Gabriel Jesus scored two late goals for Arsenal, giving them the victory.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Fernandes said it was difficult to lose in such a way.
He said:
“It is always tough to lose the way we lost. We conceded the late goal after trying to get the draw.
“They are a good team. They created a lot of problems for us. It was a good game for both teams, but they got the points in the end.
“I felt the game was balanced. They had some spells on the ball, but we wanted them to have that, we knew we could create danger on the counters.
“It is what it is; if it is an offside, we can’t get on that. It was a good game. I am disappointed by the result, but the performance of the team, the passion was there. If we keep doing this consistently, we will get results.
“It is 11 versus 11; home or away doesn’t change anything. We had a really good game; it wasn’t perfect as we didn’t get the win, but the spirit was right, the mentality, the desire, everyone doing the job the manager asked for.
“Sometimes the details change the game. It is not perfect to lose, but I think we can take a lot of positives from this game.”