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An ambitious player like Bruno Fernandes declared his abandonment of the championship after three league games. How much more do Manchester United need to break down.
Manchester United lost 0-3 in the third round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, at 0:00 a.m. on the 2nd (Korean time). Manchester United faced a crisis after losing two games in three league games.
Manchester United had a dynamic transfer market this summer after deciding to retain Erik ten Hag. Joshua Girkj, Lenny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Nusair Mazraoui and Manuel Ugarte have been added to the team's solid reinforcement across all positions.
But still, Manchester United exposed a pathetic performance. Ten Hag's Manchester United collapsed without showing what they had prepared for Liverpool. Coach Ten Hach boasted that Manchester United had the second most championship trophies after Manchester City since he took office, but Manchester United was smashed by Liverpool.
In the end, Bruno, the captain, declared that he would not be able to participate in the championship competition after three league games. Bruno told Portugal's DAZN: `Manchester United are not perfectly ready to win the EPL yet. We are fighting for the championship, but in fact, the real goal is to be ranked fourth, which can bring us a berth to the European Champions League (UCL)," he said, acknowledging the reality.
In fact, Bruno was even thinking about leaving Manchester United this summer. This is because he suspected that Manchester United did not have enough ambitions. The new Manchester United leaders once again convinced Bruno.
Manchester United also showed active performance in the transfer market, sending out as many players as possible and reinforcing them in necessary positions. Bruno believed in the project shown by the leadership and decided to renew his contract with Manchester United.
However, manager Ten Hag has failed to fully utilize the club's support, putting the team in danger. Manchester United's leadership expressed its intention to support the coach until the end to prevent the club from shaking externally as criticism focused on Ten Hach.
Coach Ten Hag's position is rapidly shaking despite the leadership's public expression of support. Bruno added "There are still a lot of improvements to be made to achieve a bigger goal and a dream of one day winning the UCL." What Manchester United needs is not reinforcement of players, but a coach who can combine the current team to demonstrate its skills well.
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