EPL: ‘I admire him a lot, sad Man United didn’t sign him’ – Fernandes on Arsenal star

Manchester United midfielder, Bruno Fernandes, has expressed his disappointment astatine seeing Declan Rice articulation Arsenal.

Fernandes acknowledged that helium felt ‘really sad’ astir Manchester United’s nonaccomplishment to unafraid Declan Rice earlier his transportation to Arsenal.

United had been contenders to get Rice anterior to his determination to determination to Arsenal successful a £105 cardinal woody from West Ham successful 2023.

Rice has emerged arsenic 1 of Arsenal’s cardinal players this play arsenic Mikel Arteta’s squad approaches the club’s archetypal Premier League rubric since 2004, portion they besides person the accidental for a treble arsenic they look Paris Saint-Germain successful the Champions League last on May 30.

On the different hand, Fernandes has erstwhile again been a pivotal subordinate for United this season, presently boasting 19 assists for the campaign, conscionable 1 abbreviated of the all-time grounds jointly held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne.

Last week, Fernandes was awarded the Football Writers’ Association’s men’s Footballer of the Year award, narrowly surpassing Rice by conscionable 28 votes.

In an interrogation with the FWA, Fernandes praised Rice and disclosed that helium inactive maintains c...