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Manchester United boss Michael Carrick on his relationship and trust for captain Bruno Fernandes as they prepare to face Brentford in the Premier League
Carrington, Manchester, UK
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00:00Can I ask you about Bruno? He's many people's favourite to be player of the season and in terms of
00:05his attacking stats, he's a mile ahead of pretty much everybody else in terms of goals created, certainly.
00:13So I'm just wondering in terms of if you can explain to us, since you've been in here, when it
00:18all seemed to change, exactly what you've facilitated or the club's facilitated to push him to those levels again?
00:29Certainly, personally, I think giving Bruno the platform to go and perform, like all the players, I think we're trying
00:35to create the structure and a team set up really to try and bring out the best of everyone within
00:42that.
00:43There's obviously limitations in terms of everyone's got to sacrifice a little bit for the good of the team.
00:50But for me, I like seeing Bruno in attacking positions with a little bit of freedom.
00:57He obviously, again, plays for the team and he's a big responsibility within that and I thought he did that
01:02ever so well, especially on Saturday without the ball and the defensive work that he did.
01:07So he's got a big responsibility within that, but trusting him, trusting him, you know, he's a very good player,
01:14he sees things, he's creative, he's got a really good brain,
01:16he's a big part of the group as well and a big influence, so a lot of it's in trust
01:21and trying to put him in a position where we think he can make the biggest difference, really.
01:24I was going to ask you about the various qualities that he's got, is there any particular that have impressed
01:30you since you've come in, now that you've seen it at closer quarters and why?
01:35I haven't known Bruno a long time and worked with him when I was here, when he came to the
01:39club, so I wouldn't, again, it hasn't surprised me, I knew exactly what he could bring.
01:45I think over time you kind of evolve and experience helps and you can certainly see that he's grown as
01:52well and in a real positive way.
01:54So he's just a big influence, he's had a big impact and he's playing ever so well at the moment,
02:00so we're delighted with that.
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