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Man Utd captain Fernandes delivered rallying speech after Fulham winner

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes issued a rallying call to his teammates this week.

The Portuguese talisman, who scored the winner in a 1-0 success over Fulham at the weekend, knows they must win in midweek against FC Copenhagen in the Champions League.

With United set for a must-win game on Wednesday and then a Premier League clash against Luton Town at the weekend, Fernandes was in good spirits.

Our United source said, per The Sun: “Bruno was obviously buzzing after the [Fulham] game, but he wanted to make a point to his team-mates; they needed to use it as a turning point.

“As captain, he stood up after the game and delivered a really strong rallying call to his fellow players.

“He said it was on all of them to build on the win and transform the season.

“Bruno has come in for a lot of criticism over recent weeks from fans and former players.

"But he is still respected by the players which is why they listened to what he had to say.

"There was a really good feeling among the group afterwards and Marcus Rashford was at the heart of it.

“He's had a difficult few days but all of that is in the past and a line has been drawn under what happened.

"Everyone wants to move on - and that starts with a win in Denmark tomorrow."

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