Fernandes: I’m proud Ronaldo recommended me to Man Utd chiefs

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes admits he wants to match the success of past Portuguese greats at Old Trafford.

Fernandes hopes to follow in the footsteps of former United stars and Portuguese compatriots Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani, by winning the biggest trophies with the Reds.

“Cristiano and Nani won big trophies here and that makes me want to achieve that,” said Fernandes.

“Nani, with whom I had the opportunity to train at Sporting, has always spoken well to me about United.

“And the fact that Cristiano has given a lot good references to whoever spoke to him during my transfer makes me proud, for a player like him to recognise my worth.

“Manchester was a dream club. My brother was a big fan of Barcelona, and I was a fan of United.

“My father worked for some time in Switzerland and we went one Christmas there and we went to a sports shop and by chance my brother got a Barcelona jersey and I got a Manchester United jersey.

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“At the time I dreamed, of course, but I played for the youth of Boavista and it was a completely different reality. Now I want to make the most of it to leave a mark here.”