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By Husmukh Kerai
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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he was impressed by Bruno Fernandes’ character when he went to scout him in Portugal
Fernandes completed a long-awaited big-money move to United from Sporting Lisbon in the January window and has made a seamless transition to life in the Premier League.
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Solskjaer spoke of the qualities he instantly saw when he went to watch the midfielder in person.
“When you go and see them live you just get that feeling of the player,” he told (Sky Sports.) [from a shot]
Solskjaer says he was impressed by Fernandes’ personality when he want to watch him in person in Lisbon
What impressed me most that day was his personality. We knew about his skills and qualities. “If you follow him and watch him all the time [you notice] that he cares so much and wants to win, he had that fire in him. I thought, yep, that’s the character we need. “He won’t let anyone down. Letting the team down is the same as letting himself down. He wants to win and he knows we [win] together, everyone plays an important part. He’s been a positive boost. ”
Solskjaer feels Fernandes has settled in quickly because he is surrounded by quality in United dressing room and also revealed how he is already seen him dovetail in training with fellow creative midfielder Juan Mata.
The United manager said: “For me it was easier because I came to a team with better players around me, I just had to do the right things, the same as I used to do but a little bit quicker, doing things and knowing the ball will come .
“I hope it is the same for Bruno – ‘I’m comfortable here but I need need to step up my game as well because it is a big club and there are better players’.
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