Bruno Fernandes makes admission about being Manchester United captain

Bruno Fernandes considers being Manchester United's captain as more of an 'honour' than a 'responsibility'.

Harry Maguire made just eight league starts last season and Fernandes was the de facto captain in the majority of the games, so it wasn't a surprise to see Erik ten Hag officially give him the armband in the summer.

Fernandes has been at the club for over three years and he was unanimously the selection to succeed Maguire.

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The midfielder also played the most games of any player in Europe's top five leagues last season, playing over 6,000 minutes.

As expected, Fernandes has started every game so far this season and he recently sat down with club media to discuss what being named captain means to him, something he believes is more of an honour than a responsibility.

"We want to start the season strong. We started with a win and we'll fight every game to win. That's everything that I can promise to everyone, that this team will never surrender and we'll always fight," Fernandes said.

"The expectations are big, as always. We play for Manchester United, so we know how big it is, how much we need to do to always compete at the highest level and the expectation is always to be front-footed.

"Trying to be in all the competitions until the end. The approach is always the same, he [Erik ten Hag] is someone who looks at the details, someone who wants us to perform at our best level and he's hungry for more.

"I see it more as an honour than a responsibility. It's obviously a responsibility being captain of this massive club, but for me, it's more of an honour than that. So it won't change anything. I want to be a better player.

"I want to be