Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes admits to talking with the club's new investors.

Fernandes revealed how he held face-to-face talks with Manchester United's new investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

The INEOS chief has bought more than 25 percent of the club and now controls all sporting operations.

"I've always told the club that I don't want to be promised that we're going to be champions because whatever club I go to, I don't expect to be promised something that they can't fulfill from the start," Fernandes told A Bola.

"What I've always asked for and what I want from the club is for us to be competitive. This year, we haven't been, and we don't have to hide it.

"The season has been below our expectations, below my expectations, at least. And I think the club's, too, because they're not used to being in these positions. I want to be competitive, I want to compete, I want to win."