NOW MAKE IT COUNT
Bruno demands Euro glory
BRUNO FERNANDES says it is time for Manchester United to “grow up” as a side and turn themselves from contenders into winners.
Two goals from the playmaker put United in control of their last-32 Europa League tie, but he said: “We need to understand that we have to
grow up and get better and better and the most important thing is the results.
“They give you confidence going into the next games. The most important thing for me will be the trophies at the end of the season.
“I prefer to not score any more from here and get the trophies.
“It’s not good enough for this club to be in competitions and not win them. The most important thing for me is to win trophies.” United lost in three semi-finals last season, including against Sevilla in the Europa League.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists his side can use that bitter experience to spur them to glory.
The boss said: “We didn’t get anything back from last season’s good run in this competition.
“The experience from last season has helped these boys and we have to learn on the job from these experiences. Learn from your mistakes and correct them.”
Solskjaer, above, believes the emphatic first-leg victory against Real Sociedad in Turin showed United were regaining “the X factor” which has been missing in the Premier League lately.
He added: “We are a work in progress and it’s about being consistent. But we are learning, and some games we have not been able to win lately. I thought the little X factor we found tonight is coming back, though.”