Man United captain Bruno Fernandes opens up on 'needed' Ruben Amorim exit, Michael Carrick arrival

Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes has said that the Red Devils 'needed a change' erstwhile Michael Carrick replaced Ruben Amorim arsenic caput coach.

The club's Amorim experimentation came to an extremity successful January, with the Portuguese removed from his presumption arsenic caput coach, and Carrick was brought successful for the remainder of the campaign.

Man United were sixth erstwhile the alteration occurred but present beryllium third, with that spot successful the Premier League table being secured up of the last acceptable of matches connected Sunday.

Carrick is acceptable to beryllium named the club's caput manager connected a imperishable basis successful the adjacent future, and Fernandes has credited the Englishman for turning the run around.

Fernandes: 'Man United needed a alteration erstwhile Carrick replaced Amorim'

"When the alteration was made we were not acold from what we wanted [to achieve] this season. That was the apical four. At the aforesaid time, it was successful request of alteration by the nine for antithetic reasons – I won't beryllium naming them now," Fernandes told Sky Sports News after collecting his Footballer of the Year prize astatine the Football Writers' Awards ceremony.

"Me and the brag [Michael Carrick] spoke before, and we said we tin play better; we privation to play better. We didn't execute the level we privation to person but since helium came the results amusement we were 1 of the champion teams successful the Premier League.

"Michael came successful with a large property but besides with a batch of calmness astir what helium needed to bash to bring the champion retired of the squad and helium did it successful the champion way.

"For myself it was a large extremity of the season. I got to truly bask the shot I was playing and astir importantly, the squad was getting results.

"Me and the brag spoke before, and we said we tin play better, we privation to play better. We didn't execute the level we privation to person but since helium came the results amusement we were 1 of the champion teams successful the Premier League."

Fernandes bidding to interruption Premier League assistance grounds against Brighton

Fernandes has 1 much accidental to interruption the all-time Premier League assistance record, with Man United finishing their run against Brighton & Hove Albion connected Sunday.

The Portugal planetary is presently level with Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne connected the all-time database with 20 assists successful a azygous Premier League run - 1 much would spot him unafraid the record.

However, Fernandes has deed backmost astatine disapproval from ex-Red Devils skipper Roy Keane, who suggested that the Portuguese cares much astir the grounds than his squad winning.

"It is not thing that I volition ever chase," said Fernandes.

"I cognize radical tin person antithetic opinions astir me, but they cannot accidental that I americium not idiosyncratic that looks to [help] the squad and tries to marque the squad the astir palmy one. I volition ever effort to triumph trophies and not idiosyncratic accolades."

Fernandes has scored 8 goals and registered 20 assists successful 34 Premier League appearances for Man United during the 2025-26 campaign.