‘This club is all about winning’: Bruno Fernandes after netting hattrick in Manchester United’s Europa win over Real Sociedad | Football News
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes who netted a hattrick on Thursday night against Real Sociedad, said that the club was all about winning. “This club is all about winning,” Fernandes told TNT Sports. Confidence is a big thing in football and at this club even more because you know how much you are on the eyes of everyone so you need to perform at the highest level,” he added.
United, who drew the first leg against Sociedad last week, went a goal down after 10 minutes when Matthijs de Ligt fouled Mikel Oyarzabal and Oyarzabal converted from the spot. However, the hosts levelled six minutes later with a penalty scored Fernandes after Igor Zubeldia had fouled Rasmus Hojlund.
Another spot-kick gave United the lead five minutes after the interval after Aritz Elustondo was adjudged to have fouled Patrick Dorgu and Fernandes again made no make. Sociedad were reduced to 10 men when Jon Aramburu fouled Joshua Zirkzee and Fernandes completed his hat-trick before Diogo Dalot wrapped up a 5-2 aggregate victory for the English side in added time.
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United will next face Olympique Lyonnais in the last eight after the French side strolled to a 4-0 win over Steaua Bucharest, and Rangers overcame Fenerbahce 3-2 in a penalty shootout after a 3-3 aggregate draw.
Meanwhile, another English club Tottenham Hotspur also qualified for the next round after French youngster Wilson Odobert scored two goals against AZ Alkmaar.
Odobert opened the scoring in the 26th minute after a poor clearance AZ’s Wouter Goes and the hosts moved ahead on aggregate soon after the break when Son Heung-min set up James Maddison for a side-footed finish into the corner.
AZ were gifted a way back into the tie in the 63rd minute when Peer Koopmeiners took advantage of a defensive error to fire a shot past Guglielmo Vicario. Odobert struck again in the 74th minute, however, to ease the home jitters, finishing off a flowing Tottenham attack from close range.
(With agency inputs)
