Captain Bruno’s hat-trick of goals helped MU overcome Real Sociedad to enter the Europa League quarter-finals.

After a 1-1 draw in the first leg, Manchester United soon faced difficulties when Real Sociedad opened the scoring in the second leg of the Europa League round of 16 with a penalty. However, Bruno Fernandes’ brilliance with 3 goals and Dalot’s late strike helped MU win 4-1 in the second leg and 5-2 on aggregate after 2 matches to secure a ticket to the quarter-finals.

Ruben Amorim has praised captain Bruno Fernandes, whose hat-trick hero led Manchester United to victory over Real Sociedad – but said frustration over his desire to win had prevented him from trusting his team-mates more:

Bruno shines with 3 goals against Real Sociedad

In addition to his hat-trick, Bruno also led MU’s play when playing in the No. 8 role and also assisted Dalot to score the goal that sealed the 4-1 score. Although praising Bruno, Ruben Amorim also hopes that he trusts his teammates more:

“Sometimes Bruno wants to win too much. That’s not bad, but sometimes he moves to different positions… and gets frustrated. Sometimes, when we don’t play well, he changes positions and tries to run after the ball. Sometimes, Bruno also needs to trust his teammates a little more so that they can do their job and that helps him play better.

Ruben Amorim wants Bruno to trust his teammates more

When we need him, he’s always there. Bruno Fernandes can change positions. He can get the ball forward. He can score goals. He can make transitions like he did today and be the hero.

In the last 10 minutes of the game, he tried to help the whole team in defense. Bruno Fernandes is the perfect captain for our team. We need to help him win the championship because he is a legend.”

In the quarter-finals of the C2 Cup, Man Utd will face Lyon. The matches will take place on April 11 and April 18.