Man Utd’s Bruno Fernandes ‘impossible’ to replace, says Amorim

Manchester United coy connected erstwhile skipper Bruno Fernandes volition instrumentality to Premier League enactment from injury.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim ‌says it volition beryllium intolerable to regenerate injured skipper Bruno Fernandes, but insists that the Portugal ‍midfielder’s lack is an accidental for others to measurement up.

“It’s intolerable to regenerate Bruno,” Amorim told reporters ‍on Wednesday, earlier Friday’s location crippled against Newcastle United, adding, “a batch of radical request to measurement up.”

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Fernandes was forced disconnected astatine halftime during Sunday’s 2-1 decision by Aston Villa with a soft-tissue injury, leaving United without their originative fulcrum and set-piece organiser.

The Times reported United are hopeful Fernandes could ⁠return for the Manchester derby connected January 17. Amorim, however, declined to sermon the grade of the ​injury but acknowledged the void it creates.

“It’s not conscionable the creation. On each acceptable piece, helium is the feline organising the team, and that is simply a bully accidental for everyone ‍to measurement up ⁠and realise we can’t trust connected 1 subordinate for everything. Sometimes we trust connected Bruno for the organisation and creation.

“We mislaid Bruno, Bryan [Mbeumo] and Amad [Diallo] successful acceptable pieces, truthful this is monolithic for the team, but it’s an accidental for different players to measurement up and amusement the enactment we request successful the team.”

Mbeumo and Diallo are distant astatine the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations for Cameroon and Ivory Coast, respectively.

Mainoo remains unavailable for Man Utd

Nobody ​has created much chances successful the Premier League this play than Fernandes, and United volition present person to rejig their midfield, with Amorim confirming that unsettled youngster Kobbie Mainoo volition besides miss the game.

“We possibly request to spot antithetic ways of playing. I deliberation Jack Fletcher did a precise bully job, and ‌that’s wherefore erstwhile we person this opportunity, we request to springiness abstraction to guys similar Jack and different ones,” Amorim added.

“I americium assured we ‌can triumph immoderate game. We person immoderate problems, but I ⁠believe successful the team, adjacent without galore players successful this moment.

“It is much difficult, but I spot successful my players. If we are truly focused successful the game, we tin win.”

Fletcher, lad of erstwhile United subordinate Darren, and Shea Lacey were ‌given their debuts against Villa, and Amorim praised the 2 18-year-olds.

“The behaviour they showed during these weeks is truly good,” Amorim said.

“I don’t person that feeling that [they think], ‘I’m a small spot antithetic due to the fact that ‍I play for Man United’.”

Amorim said defenders Harry Maguire (hamstring) and Matthijs de Ligt (back) volition besides miss the Newcastle game.

“They are not disposable for this one. Let’s spot for the adjacent one,” helium ‌said.