We have to protect David, says Bruno

The Spaniard made several world-class saves during the first half of the Manchester derby, but Eric Bailly’s own goal and a Bernardo Silva effort consigned the Reds to a disappointing 2-0 defeat.

De Gea was probably United’s standout performer, as he has been many times this season, on a day the visitors dominated and Fernandes recognises this, suggesting the scoreline would have been much worse had it not been for David.

“It’s always a bad time to concede a goal but the problem is the way we concede goals. It’s too easy,” admitted Fernandes after the final whistle, in an interview with club media.

“As I said, many, many times, if not for David, the result could be much higher and worse for us.

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