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Darren Wells

Bruno Fernandes vows to follow in footsteps of eight Man Utd superstars

Bruno Fernandes has name-checked eight Man Utd superstars who he has vowed to follow in the footsteps of at Old Trafford.

The Portuguese midfielder is already on his way to making his own name for himself at the club after a flying start to his United career.

Several United greats have not been shy in heaping praise on the 25-year-old, who has so far provided three goals and four assists for his new side.

Now Fernandes has set his sights on etching his own segment in the United history books, alongside those who have gone before him, including compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo.

"I have already said this a lot of times but it was a dream come true," Fernandes said. "For me, ever since I was a kid, it was a dream playing for Manchester United.

Fernandes wants to be remembered as a United great like several of his heroes (AFP via Getty Images)

"Manchester United was and is one of the biggest clubs in the world. You look in the past and when I'm younger, you look at the players who played for Manchester United.

"You see the biggest stars in the world. You see the best players in the world. You have players from everywhere and also, we talked a lot and I told you about Cristiano.

He is hopeful of similar success to Portugal teammate Ronaldo at Old Trafford (Getty Images)

"I looked at Manchester with more interest when Cristiano was here, because it's normal when you have Portuguese players in some teams, you look at them more than other teams."

"But at that moment, I started to look at Manchester in a different way because you see Cristiano but then you also see the team and you have Paul Scholes, you have [Wayne] Rooney, you have [Ryan] Giggs and you have Roy Keane, [Eric] Cantona before.

"You have a lot of players… I don't know… [Ruud] van Nistelrooy… I can stay here for hours saying all the names of players for Manchester United.

"Also Nani, who's played with me. You have big stars playing here. Joining Manchester United was so easy because since I was a kid, it was a dream, so for me, doing this step, a big step to the Premier League and Manchester United was perfect."

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