Fernandes told reporters that the intense demands of playing at a club like United meant winning was the only thing that mattered.
Ten Hag's side twice trailed to the Premier League's bottom club at Old Trafford before Fernandes came to his beleaguered manager's aid in the second half.
Erik ten Hag admitted Manchester United "got away with it" after his team won an FA Cup semi-final penalty shootout against Coventry on Sunday following an astonishing collapse during the match.
Bruno Fernandes admitted Manchester United must "do so much better" after they squandered a three-goal lead in their FA Cup semi-final against Coventry on Sunday before winning the penalty shootout.
Mohamed Salah scored a late equaliser from a penalty kick as Liverpool escaped Old Trafford with a single point in a 2-2 draw with Manchester United to climb to even on points with Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Everton paid for conceding two first-half penalties at Old Trafford as Manchester United bounced back to winning ways to keep their Champions League hopes for next season alive with a 2-0 victory on Saturday.
Only twice in the Premier League era have United lost more than 11 matches in a season -- 12 in 2013/14 and 2021/22.
Erik ten Hag has demanded that Fulham apologise Bruno Fernandes over a TikTok that appeared to be derogatory towards the Manchester United captain in the wake of last weekend’s Premier League meeting between the clubs at Old Trafford.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag criticised Nottingham Forest for targeting Bruno Fernandes in a 1-0 FA Cup victory, while praising the midfielder and defender Raphael Varane for battling through injury to play in the fifth-round tie.
Fernandes' strike from outside the box had just too much power for Bernd Leno in the 91st minute to offer some relief to his manager
Bruno Fernandes completed a 3-2 comeback victory for Manchester United from the penalty spot after the hosts conceded twice inside the opening five minutes against Nottingham Forest in a rip-roaring Premier League clash at Old Trafford on Saturday.
"I saw you tweet (me for) around 280 days and said to myself that if he (reaches) 300 days then I will send him a shirt!," Fernandes said on Twitter in February, quoting the fan's request for the number 300 for his signed jersey
Bruno Fernandes' antics at Anfield have been met with criticism, with some former players saying the Portuguese international should lose the captaincy for his petulant performance in Manchester United's 7-0 drubbing by Liverpool on Sunday.
Erik ten Hag criticised Manchester United's lack of killer instinct after Michael Olise's superb stoppage-time free-kick rescued a 1-1 draw for Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
Marcus Rashford scored for a fourth consecutive game as Manchester United eased to a 3-0 win over Bournemouth on Tuesday to strengthen their grip on a Premier League top-four place.
A second-half strike from Bruno Fernandes was enough to give Manchester United a 1-0 win at Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday.
Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes said he was unsure of his teammate Cristiano Ronaldo's future, which has become the subject of intense speculation in recent weeks.