Silva explains why he’s backing Fernandes to be a Man Utd success
Bernardo Silva has backed international team-mate Bruno Fernandes to be a success at Manchester United, and explained why he is confident he will settle in England.
Fernandes completed a £68million move to Old Trafford at the end of the January transfer window.
And Silva has tipped him for success under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but hopes he will not do any damage against Manchester City.
“I’m happy for him, I’m happy that he’s playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world and I think he’s going to do great at Man Utd,” Silva told Sky Sports.
“Changing is always complicated, you have to adapt to the way your new team plays, your team-mates, the way the manager wants to play, sometimes new systems. So maybe it will take him a few months but I think it’s good that he’s here and he’ll be a great asset for Man Utd – but hopefully not against Man City.
“I think he is going to adapt [to the Premier League], he has already played in Italy when he was younger, so it’s not his first experience abroad.
“The first time I played with Bruno, we were 18 years old so my first game for Portugal at Under 19s was also Bruno’s first game for Portugal. Then we played together for the Under 21s, the national team and now we’re both in Manchester so it’s great. We’re rivals but it’s good to have him here.”
