Bruno Fernandes: Manchester United captain in his own words

Bruno: Obviously my family. My parents growing up, where they never let me think that I wouldn’t be able to do something. And at the same time, they always kept me on the floor – like, don’t think too high and never think too low. So, just put a line there, put your dreams above that, and then go for that.

And then my wife now, girlfriend at the time, she had a little bit of the same as my mum and my dad. She always kept me very low. She was always very supportive of me, but always, like, just be aware that things can go wrong. So just don’t think too much ahead. Just think about the moment and what you want for the future, but make that the moment that will help you to achieve that in the future. As a family, we always had that from my childhood. And then going to pass that to my young kids now, it’s amazing because the way I and my wife think is very similar. So together that was very good.

Then as manager I think [Francesco] Guidolin was the one that changed my career at Udinese because he was another one that made me play. He made me think about everything I had to do. He made me learn that to get into the top level you will have to suffer.