Manchester United must use pain of derby defeat to improve – Bruno Fernandes

The visitors' attitude was wrong, the Portuguese playmaker says. 
Manchester United must use pain of derby defeat to improve – Bruno Fernandes

Bruno Fernandes has urged Manchester United to use the derby defeat by Manchester City as a motivation to improve (Martin Rickett/PA)

Bruno Fernandes says Manchester United must use the pain of Sunday’s 6-3 derby defeat as fuel for improvement after admitting attitude and belief was lacking from the outset at Manchester City.

A run of four straight Premier League wins under Erik ten Hag came to a shuddering halt on enemy turf as Erling Haaland and Phil Foden both scored hat-tricks in a one-sided encounter at the Etihad Stadium.

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