Bruno Fernandes was reportedly left disappointed by the reaction of his Manchester United teammates' to last weekend's draw at Everton - saying the players should have been furious at the result.
January signing Fernandes rescued a point for United with his 31st-minute equaliser, after a howler from goalkeeper David de Gea had gifted Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin an early opener.
Calvert-Lewin thought he'd scored a winner late on before it was chalked off for offside by VAR, and the United squad were reportedly content to have come away from Goodison with a point.
But Fernandes told his teammates they should have been furious with the result, according to the Times .
And the midfielder said publicly he expected more from his teammates as United prepare to face rivals Manchester City in Sunday's derby at Old Trafford.
"With this draw, we need to be a little bit mad, because we need to do much better,’ said Fernandes, who has yet to be on the losing side since joining United.
In six starts and one substitute’s appearance for the 25-year-old, United have won four matches and draw three, conceding only twice.
Before the Portuguese midfielder’s debut, United had won their previous two games, but there is no doubting his transformative influence at Old Trafford.
And now, United fans are seeing an increasingly vocal Fernandes unafraid to call out his team-mates if he feels they need to step up a gear.
United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said: “Bruno has come in as a leader and he has shown he is a leader.
“He is a winner. He does not take 99 percent as good enough.”
Fernandes is now confident enough to let others know if they are one percent short - which Solskjaer has been glad about.
“I like to see that in a player," said the Norwegian. "He doesn’t change coming into a new team.
“He is the same as he was at Sporting and that is a boy with confidence, with quality and good form."
