Ruben Amorim has joked that Bruno Fernandes may be after his job as he revealed that the injured Manchester United captain is itching to return to training this week.
Although Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo, Matthijs De Ligt and Harry Maguire have been ruled out of Tuesday’s game against Wolves at Old Trafford, Amorim said that Mainoo is set to rejoin the first-team group ahead of this weekend’s clash with Leeds at Elland Road and Fernandes is pushing to get back on the grass as well.
The United skipper was initially ruled out for around a month after limping out of the defeat at Aston Villa a week ago before it emerged that he could be back even sooner.
Fernandes has kept himself busy around Carrington during his rehab, watching training and giving his teammates advice after his treatment sessions.
‘Bruno was already saying that he needs to train, but we don't know,’ said Amorim. ‘No chance he is going to play against Wolves – no chance.
‘He cannot be that guy that (if he) is not playing, he's not talking and speaking. He's always speaking, that's why he's the captain.
‘He has (does) bad things sometimes, the way he moves his arms, but he has a lot of good things and he's always living the game. The practice, every time he takes part in a recovery session after the game, he is the guy that is going to watch the other guys training on that day.
‘So there is a lot of things that you guys don't see but that he does. He's a great leader all the time. He's the guy that is watching training even after treatment. He's going there. I don't know if he wants my job or not, but the guy is a leader!’
Giving an injury update ahead of United’s second meeting with bottom-of-the-table Wolves in the space of three weeks, Amorim said the only player who might recover in time is Mason Mount, who went off at half-time in the Boxing Day win over Newcastle.
‘I don't know how Mase is going to be for that game,’ added the United boss. ‘I think Kobbie Mainoo is not going to be ready. Bruno is not going to be ready. I think Matta (De Ligt) is not going to be ready. Harry is not going to be ready. So, I think we are not going to have more players.
‘Kobbie is going to start on the pitch, so we will see. Matthijs is struggling a little bit. Harry the same thing, so I don't expect to have the players for this game. For the other (Leeds) game, I don't know.’
blacknight8235IN
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Bruno seems to be emulating his national team captain CR7, the interest he has shown with his team on or off the pitch is similar to CR7 who is exemplary in every aspect of the game
nicklptz
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That's to tell you that English league is though you can't compare Benjamin and Højlund out of English league let us just be patient with Sesko he will soon click
you can say that again
nicklptz
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yaa can tell by the commitment
nicklptz
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Jst don't play Sesko please, i wonder how you would let Hojlund leave nd keep this Sesko guy🧠
stop this madness are you normal
Seocdekntz
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bruno should leave, it's for the best of the club. we can't rely on him all the time, Recently the team performance against Newcastle is excellent, Bruno is selfish and wasteful, we need a new style of play without captain
You're definitely not a united fan. I don't think you have been watching United Matches. Bruno has been the best player in the team for the past two or three seasons
DinoBronkx
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bruno should leave, it's for the best of the club. we can't rely on him all the time, Recently the team performance against Newcastle is excellent, Bruno is selfish and wasteful, we need a new style of play without captain
you have been drinking,fake fan
wuhabdmopz
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Jst don't play Sesko please, i wonder how you would let Hojlund leave nd keep this Sesko guy🧠
That's to tell you that English league is though you can't compare Benjamin and Højlund out of English league let us just be patient with Sesko he will soon click
ManUtdAmadDialo
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Jst don't play Sesko please, i wonder how you would let Hojlund leave nd keep this Sesko guy🧠
Davichi
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that's our Captain an most fans will still disagree
It's not most fans. It's the some who don't understand anything and the attitude of some ex-United players towards him since he took over the captaincy from their English compatriot hasn't helped at all.
Jonaenopsu
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bruno should leave, it's for the best of the club. we can't rely on him all the time, Recently the team performance against Newcastle is excellent, Bruno is selfish and wasteful, we need a new style of play without captain
You still be mumu for the kind rubbish comment post it is just like you don’t watch our ball at all since you are watching Man U ball just tell us a single player since2013 our team collapse just play that have passion and love the team and play as Bruno did in Man U plz just one player that carry the team on head as Bruno did since 2013 excluding
Davichi
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address me as sir, I have been supporting united before you're born . I'm not your mate, when I said this I'm not trying to seek anyone's opinion I'm just expressing my own mind and you're free as well, never in your pathetic life enter My comments and alter nonsense again
Shot up and stop talking nonsense. You've be supporting united for long and you're talking rubbish about the captain who has always given his all for the team? If you call the match against Newcastle "excellent", it means you don't know the meaning of that word. If you call him "selfish", it means you know know the meaning too. Like any other player, Bruno will not stay in United forever and with his age, his time is short. However, as long as he's still there, he remains the best player the club has, the captain and most important piece on the board. Keep your blind thoughts to yourself.
timmiling
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bruno should leave, it's for the best of the club. we can't rely on him all the time, Recently the team performance against Newcastle is excellent, Bruno is selfish and wasteful, we need a new style of play without captain
address me as sir, I have been supporting united before you're born . I'm not your mate, when I said this I'm not trying to seek anyone's opinion I'm just expressing my own mind and you're free as well, never in your pathetic life enter My comments and alter nonsense again
rafaeljoel
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bruno should leave, it's for the best of the club. we can't rely on him all the time, Recently the team performance against Newcastle is excellent, Bruno is selfish and wasteful, we need a new style of play without captain
you're the plastic fans we have sharing a club imagine this imumu
jadbclnory
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that's our Captain an most fans will still disagree
W Ppl Lo
01Hasadullah
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nupiklmnpy
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is this the jealous boy who envy ronaldo
Dombdklmot
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bruno should leave, it's for the best of the club. we can't rely on him all the time, Recently the team performance against Newcastle is excellent, Bruno is selfish and wasteful, we need a new style of play without captain
who b this one?
vibadelprt
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bruno should leave, it's for the best of the club. we can't rely on him all the time, Recently the team performance against Newcastle is excellent, Bruno is selfish and wasteful, we need a new style of play without captain
See rubbish that coming from your mouth 👄
riwcloptuy
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buhmnoptyz
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so kobbie is still out
timmiling
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bruno should leave, it's for the best of the club. we can't rely on him all the time, Recently the team performance against Newcastle is excellent, Bruno is selfish and wasteful, we need a new style of play without captain
Luddkmpsuy
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my brother there is nothing you will do in this life to satisfy everybody, anything you do people must talk
The criticize even the best so it’s not about people talking, not everyone doesn’t know what’s right.
enkel45¢-19
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my brother there is nothing you will do in this life to satisfy everybody, anything you do people must talk
sam_omi
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A piece to the puzzle
Emmaveli29
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that's our Captain an most fans will still disagree
my brother there is nothing you will do in this life to satisfy everybody, anything you do people must talk
enkel45¢-19
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that's our Captain an most fans will still disagree