Our no.18 sat down with club media's Stewart Gardner earlier this week at our training base in Scotland as the Reds continued the preparations for the new season.
Fernandes rejoined his United team-mates at Carrington last week and the few days in St Andrews have enabled him and the rest of the squad to get more training minutes into the legs as the Premier League opener against Leeds United on 14 August draws ever closer.
During a typically fascinating interview, our Portuguese magnifico discussed pre-season so far, his aims for the upcoming campaign and why the return of fans to Old Trafford will be so important for the players.