{"id":94569,"date":"2025-05-12T05:38:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T05:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/94569\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T05:38:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T05:38:19","slug":"bruno-fernandes-makes-europa-league-final-admission-after-latest-manchester-united-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/94569\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruno Fernandes makes Europa League final admission after latest Manchester United defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Man United were beaten for the 17th time in the Premier League this season on Sunday, losing 2-0 at home to West Ham United.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_GettyImages-2214531135.jpg\" alt=\"Bruno Fernandes applauds after Manchester United's defeat to West Ham United.\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Bruno Fernandes wants to make the most of what&#8217;s left this season.(Image: Catherine Ivill &#8211; AMA\/Getty Images.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Captain Bruno Fernandes admitted Manchester United &#8220;can&#8217;t just only focus on the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/europa-league\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Europa LeagueLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Europa League<\/a> final&#8221; following their 2-0 defeat to West Ham United at <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/old-trafford\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Old TraffordLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Trafford<\/a> on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">United fell to a 17th <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/premier-league\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Premier LeagueLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> defeat of the season after goals either side of half-time from Tomas Soucek and Jarrod Bowen sealed a rare win for the visitors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The defeat came less than 72 hours after <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"UnitedLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">United<\/a> had beaten Athletic Bilbao 4-1 at Old Trafford to book their place in next week&#8217;s Europa League final against Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Winless in their last seven league games with just two left to play, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/bruno-fernandes\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"FernandesLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Fernandes<\/a> has said any points they can earn from their upcoming clashes with <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/chelsea-fc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ChelseaLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Chelsea<\/a> and Aston Villa will be &#8220;massive&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;It&#8217;s difficult to explain,&#8221; Fernandes told Sky Sports. &#8220;Everyone wants to score goals. It&#8217;s not been our season to get the goals in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We have to improve in that. We have to be much better. And we have to be more aggressive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We had two games, we have one more game. We can&#8217;t just only focus on the Europa League final. We have to put maximum effort on every game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Any points in the Premier League at this moment for us will be massive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The defeat to West Ham marked United&#8217;s ninth Premier League home defeat of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">They have only won three home league games since Ruben Amorim took charge in mid-November, beating Everton, Southampton and Ipswich Town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Here at the Manchester Evening News, we&#8217;re dedicated to bringing you the best <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> coverage and analysis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Make sure you don&#8217;t miss out on the latest United news by joining our free WhatsApp group. 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