Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has rubbished suggestions that Manchester United have made an enquiry for Germany international Leroy Sane.
19.07.2022 - 17:03 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Bruno Fernandes hasn't found the net in pre-season yet for Manchester United but he isn't letting that get him down.
The Erik ten Hag era continued to show promising early signs on Tuesday as United made it three wins out of three on their pre-season tour. Crystal Palace were the latest team to succumb to a new-look United, following Liverpool and Melbourne Victory, as they were defeated 3-1.
Ten Hag once again named a strong starting XI and United played some intricate and exciting attacking football for the opening hour, as the front three of Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho continued to impress. All three got on the score sheet in Melbourne and added to their tallies from the previous games.
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Even though he has looked sharp in his three starts, Fernandes is yet to score a goal himself in pre-season but he shrugged it off as a concern as he's happy with the forwards notching them up instead.
"We all know that everyone wants to score goals but the main ones is the strikers," he told MUTV after the match. "They’re there for the goals. We have to keep supporting them to be happy."
United will now leave Melbourne for Perth where they will face Aston Villa on Saturday before returning to Manchester ahead of their final friendlies against Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano. Fernandes made sure to thank the fans down under for all their support.
"It’s been amazing, the support has been top," he added. "It’s the first tour that I’ve done, we appreciate the love, we have to give love back, we have to sign the shirts - we can’t sign them all but we try to give it back to them.
"I can’t sign them all (80,000) but I will try my best. The new kit is giving
Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has rubbished suggestions that Manchester United have made an enquiry for Germany international Leroy Sane.
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