Bruno Fernandes takes swipe at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and compares Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag to Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola

Bruno Fernandes and former Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Bruno Fernandes and former Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Footage: The Athletic/Getty)

Bruno Fernandes has taken a swipe at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and in contrast new Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag to Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola.

Solskjaer spent nearly three years within the Outdated Trafford hot-seat earlier than his sacking in November 2021.

Below the Norwegian, United completed second within the Premier League in 2020-21 however had been simply seventh within the desk when the house owners determined to search for a brand new supervisor.

Ralf Rangnick ended up changing Solskjaer on a brief foundation, with Ten Hag unveiled because the membership’s new everlasting supervisor in the direction of the tip of final season.

Manchester United misplaced their first two video games below Ten Hag however have since gained 4 successive league video games to climb to fifth within the Premier League.

Fernandes has been impressed by the affect Ten Hag has made and says he has introduced ‘self-discipline’ which the membership ‘missed’ below his predecessor.

The Portugal midfielder advised The Athletic: ‘To start with, he has an thought. He has a mode. You must observe his guidelines. He's strict on that. And I like that.

Erik ten Hag arrived at Old Trafford from Ajax over the summer
Erik ten Hag arrived at Outdated Trafford from Ajax over the summer season (Image: Getty)

‘He has introduced self-discipline, which is one thing I feel we missed previously. Everybody have to be on the identical web page.

‘That's what Pep (Guardiola) and (Jurgen) Klopp have been doing for years, as a result of they've stability within the membership and in the best way they select the switch market and construct the group, which is actually necessary for them to get the rewards.

‘I noticed the supervisor say in a press convention that we don't need to carry gamers only for the sake of bringing them; we need to carry the fitting gamers for what we need to do. It's one thing the membership wants.

‘We nonetheless have a margin to enhance and he wants time to get essentially the most out of us along with his thought of taking part in. I imagine we are going to get to the purpose with him the place we're established as a group and everyone seems to be on the identical web page.’

Ten Hag, 52, gained three Dutch titles earlier than agreeing to affix Manchester United over the summer season. His Ajax aspect additionally reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2019.

Fernandes added: ‘It's good that everybody takes the blame themselves as a result of it was not everybody doing the fitting issues.

Fernandes in Manchester United training
Fernandes in Manchester United coaching (Image: Getty)

‘That may be the gamers or the supervisor, however usually it's the participant and the supervisor collectively. As a message, it was good for the group. Self-discipline is what he needs and we now have to observe the principles.

‘Gamers don't prefer to run, generally a supervisor makes selections that you don't perceive, however you'll in all probability perceive the profit in a while.

‘Individually, he calls the gamers many instances to indicate us clips and he'll say, “Right here, I choose you to do one other form of factor”. That's good, as a result of gamers want time to get the most effective out of the concept he needs to do.’

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