Bruno Fernandes says 'ghosts from past' appeared during Manchester United’s brutal start under Erik ten Hag

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has admitted that the team’s brutal start to life under Erik ten Hag had the players feeling as if the “ghosts from the past” had appeared. United suffered a catastrophic start to the season when they lost 2-1 at home to Brighton & Hove Albion and then went away to Brentford and were pummelled 4-0. Ad After an optimistic summer, where the appointment of former Ajax boss Ten Hag was supposed to herald a new start and an end to the team’s struggles since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson, it felt like the same old problems.

Premier LeagueLloris a doubt for NLD after leaving France camp with injury6 HOURS AGO Speaking in an interview with the Athletic, Fernandes admitted that the players felt the frustration of the fans and that it had all the hallmarks of previous struggles. “You could feel it between us, between the fans, in the atmosphere, that it was like getting back to the past,” said Fernandes. “Everyone felt that the confidence was low again.

Everyone was a little — not afraid — but not feeling the best to take the ball. I felt sometimes like it was the ghosts from the past. “Then Brentford was even worse.

We conceded a goal from nothing and all of a sudden you could see the energy of the team was low, the confidence was low.” “Confidence in football is not everything but almost everything. When you have the confidence of your team-mates, your coach, the fans, it is really important because sometimes on the pitch, when you miss a pass and everyone is… [groans] “You can feel it in that moment. But when you miss a pass and react quickly, you see the fans appreciate it, so for us, it is about having the confidence that we are capable of doing something.