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Fernandes takes aim at Ratcliffe for saying some players ‘overpaid’ and ‘not good enough’

  • ‘It’s not nice to hear certain things,’ says United captain
  • Fernandes responds after co-owner’s critical interviews

Bruno Fernandes has aimed a barb at Sir Jim Ratcliffe by stating no player wants to be told they are “not good enough or overpaid”, as Manchester United’s co-owner said this week regarding some of Ruben Amorim’s squad.

The captain was speaking after his hat-trick in Thursday’s Europa League last-16 second leg 4-1 win over Real Sociedad that sealed United’s passage to a quarter-final against Lyon.

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© Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

© Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

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Fernandes hat-trick powers electric Manchester United past Real Sociedad

Manchester United kept their trophy hopes alive with a swaggering display that battered Real Sociedad and must be the Ruben Amorim blueprint.

From the moment they fell behind early on, his side were electrified, as if finally locating the high-voltage socket under him and gleefully plugging themselves in. United came at Real Sociedad relentlessly, a whir of energy and creativity that is the best advertisement yet for where their head coach might take them.

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© Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA

© Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA

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‘We’re all underperforming’: Manchester United’s Amorim agrees with Ratcliffe

  • United manager says criticism of his players is fair
  • Yoro and Maguire ruled out of Real Sociedad second leg

Ruben Amorim has stated that Sir Jim Ratcliffe was correct to criticise Manchester United players, saying he and they are “underperforming”.

On Monday Ratcliffe claimed that the squad was overpaid and not good enough, referencing Casemiro, Rasmus Højlund, André Onana, Antony and Jadon Sancho when doing so.Amorim was asked about the comments from the club’s co-owner.

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© Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

© Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

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