{"id":8014,"date":"2026-05-03T11:53:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T11:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8014"},"modified":"2026-05-03T11:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T11:53:14","slug":"bruno-fernandes-names-manchester-united-player-club-couldnt-afford-to-lose-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8014","title":{"rendered":"Bruno Fernandes names Manchester United player club &#8216;couldn&#8217;t afford to lose&#8217; | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2260375904.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28216700\" alt=\"Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Bruno Fernandes is pleased to see his teammate sign a new deal (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bruno Fernandes is delighted Manchester United have tied Kobbie Mainoo down to a long-term contract, saying the club could not afford to lose a player like the England international.<\/p>\n<p>Mainoo only turned 21 last month but has already had a rollercoaster career at Manchester United under three managers.<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag thrust a teenage Mainoo into the first team, where he shone brightly enough to earn an England call-up very early in his senior career.<\/p>\n<p>Ruben Amorim took charge of the Red Devils after Ten Hag\u2019s dismissal and Mainoo fell down the pecking order, so out of favour that an exit looked likely.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder was linked with a loan move to Napoli and he may well have departed if Amorim had not been dismissed in January.<\/p>\n<p>Interim manager Michael Carrick has restored faith in Mainoo, with the academy product a regular in the starting XI again and back in the Three Lions squad ahead of this summer\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Mainoo has now signed a new contract with the club, extending his stay at Old Trafford until 2031 and Fernandes is very pleased things have turned round for him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2251556934.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28216705\" alt=\"FBL-ENG-PR-MAN UTD-BOURNEMOUTH\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Kobbie Mainoo and Bruno Fernandes have been vital for Man Utd under Michael Carrick (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Red Devils captain feels it would have been a huge mistake for the club to lose a player of his quality.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When he came to the first team he had to play straight away and not everyone was expecting that,\u2019 Fernandes told Sky Sports. \u2018Then he had a period when he was playing a little bit left and he was a little bit in the shadow and everyone forgot a little bit about him.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But not us. We knew what we had in the house. We knew that Kobbie had things to improve and could be better. He was good in the time he was not playing to try to become better, try to improve. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2273848893.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28216709\" alt=\"Kobbie Mainoo Signs a New Contract at Manchester United\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Kobbie Mainoo penned his new deal this week (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018He was always very professional during the period when he was not playing. We have nothing to say about that. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Now because he was doing the right things when he was not playing he is getting his credit and he is getting his flowers again.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He well deserves his new contract. The club couldn\u2019t afford to lose a player like him.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>On the announcement that he had signed his new contract with his boyhood club, Mainoo said: \u2018Manchester United has always been my home; this special club means everything to my family.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2256756651.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28216727\" alt=\"Manchester United v Manchester City - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Mainoo has been a big part of Manchester United\u2019s resurgence under Michael Carrick (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I have grown up seeing the impact that our club has on our city, and I relish the responsibility that comes with wearing this shirt.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018From The Cliff, to Littleton Road, to Carrington and ultimately Old Trafford, the journey so far has been incredible. I have the privilege of living my dream every single day, with the same relentless desire to succeed here as when I joined my first training session at the age of six.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We can all feel the momentum building inside the club. 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