Quotes from Bruno Fernandes

For me, losing is not normal so my mentality comes from that.

I want to win every time, this mentality will be with me for the rest of my life.

It's not enough just to be talented, or to work hard, or to be mentally strong. You have to combine absolutely everything. You have to live football, completely.

I was always Team Cristiano. My brother was always Team Messi.

If I changed the mindset of some players or my mindset helped some players to be better - maybe. But I don't think it was me changing anything for the club because playing for Manchester United means playing with the pressure, playing with the responsibility.

The one I liked to watch and follow was Iniesta, because Iniesta is a mix between an eight and a 10. It is a way I can do better, between eight and 10. It is the guy who always likes to have the ball, take the risks, and I think Iniesta was one of the best in the world.

The real world doesn't tell you that you were unbelievable after every match. A lot of times they are people that criticise you telling that you are not good enough. That's just football. You have to be able to take it with a smile, and analyse it truthfully, and use it as motivation.

I look for every game in the same way. And I think the league is not a sprint, it's a marathon. So you don't have to score or win against the big six - you have to score and win against everyone.

To get to play alongside Cristiano and other very good Portuguese players makes me very proud, and I hope I can help inspire the next generation of nine-year-olds with painted faces, watching us in their own town squares.

If you talk about stadiums that everyone knows, the most historic are San Siro and Old Trafford.

Whatever it is, when I was playing with my friends, my brother, with my neighbours, I never wanted to lose.

It doesn't matter how you score, when the ball touches the net it's a goal.

Since I was a kid it was a dream to play for Man United, and to be there at Old Trafford is the biggest dream of my career.

I will never stop improving until I stop my career because I think every day you can improve, every day you can do something new, and every day you can do something better.

I play midfielder, playmaker, even second striker: where I am needed and where I can be most useful.

You need to go out to the game and just understand you need to beat your opponent. With all of the respect, because you need to have respect for your opponent, but you need to beat them. If you don't beat them, they will beat you.

I'm an ambitious player who wants success and I want to win every game in every competition we're in.

I'm sure in some moments, I will score, I will assist, and I will perform. And that will help my team-mates to win the game.

If you see my stats, everyone is thinking that Bruno has to score in every game, Bruno has to assist in every game.

For me it's really the same, assist or goal, I don't choose. If I can do one of them or both it's good, the most important thing is the team winning.

The position I play is to do that, assist and score when you can.

You look in the past and when I'm younger, you look at the players who play for Manchester United and you see the biggest stars in the world.

For me, ever since I was a kid, it was a dream playing for Manchester United.

I think any player who joins Manchester United wants to win everything; I want to win every competition that Manchester United compete in.