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Bruno Fernandes feels Manchester United are a “proper team” again following their dramatic 2-1 win against Manchester City at Old Trafford.
The Portugal international struck the equaliser to cancel out Jack Grealish’s opener before Marcus Rashford hit the winner four minutes later to put United just a point behind City in the Premier League standings.
United’s win maintains a superb record since August 22, when victory over Liverpool gave them their first win of the season. They have amassed 38 points since, with no other team in the top-flight having picked up more in that spell.
Ten Hag’s side have also tallied seven consecutive victories across all competitions since returning from the mid-season break, which Fernandes thinks has been helped by their improving unity.
“I said before the game we look like a team now. Some time ago, sometimes each one of us was looking for ourselves. Now you see a proper team playing for each other,” he told BT Sport.
Fernandes is not getting carried away about the proximity to City, however, pointing out it will mean little if United’s momentum drops.
“[Being a point behind City] doesn’t matter for us,” he added. “We have to look forward to the next game.
“If you don’t keep winning, they’ll go [City will move ahead]. We’ll celebrate a big win but from [Sunday] our focus has to be on the next game.”
United’s second-half response was aided by the introduction of Alejandro Garnacho, who assisted Rashford’s winner, and the England forward praised the work of his attacking colleagues.
“The options we’ve got coming off the bench, we’ve had injuries this year with our forward line, and everyone has played out of position. Bruno played out of position today,” he said.
“You can see everyone is putting a shift in. When you have players like Alejandro, young, hungry, willing to come on and make a difference, anything is possible.”
United are next in action at struggling Crystal Palace on Wednesday, before a trip to league leaders Arsenal.
