Ruben Amorim discusses Bruno Fernandes injury before Man Utd v Newcastle Boxing Day

The subject of Bruno’s injury dominated the Christmas eve press conference, but Ruben was calm and revealed the message he has relayed to the squad.

“I think it’s impossible to replace Bruno, but I say that in this morning to the team. I think we need to take the good thing, if there is a good thing on that a lot of people need to step up.

“And if you see, it’s not just the creation, but every set piece, he’s the guy that is organising sometimes the team. And that is a good opportunity for everyone to step up and to understand that we cannot rely on one player for everything. And sometimes we rely on Bruno in the organisation, in the creation.

“We lost Bruno on set pieces. We lost Bryan [Mbeumo] and Amad on set pieces. So, this is massive for the team, but it’s an opportunity for other players to step up and to show the leadership that we need in the team.”