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Bruno Fernandes threw his support behind Andre Onana and told the devastated Manchester United goalkeeper to stop blaming himself for the Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n
Having been beaten in three of their first five matches for the first time in the Premier League era, the Red Devils\u2019 return to European football\u2019s top table ended in a 4-3 loss on Wednesday night. Erik ten Hag\u2019s men started the Group A opener surprisingly well at the Allianz Arena, only for summer signing Onana to somehow let a low Leroy Sane shot squirm home.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old buried his head in the turf and was consoled by team-mates, later saying he \u201clet the team down\u201d and that United \u201cdidn\u2019t win today, it\u2019s because of me\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not about Andre,\u201d United skipper Fernandes said. \u201cAndre is a great goalkeeper.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe will keep giving us a lot of points, a lot of saves. He hasn\u2019t to take any blame for nothing.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe have to take the blame as a team, that we\u2019re going to go through this moment together because we are strong as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Onana\u2019s gaffe was swiftly followed by a Serge Gnabry strike, with Harry Kane then scoring a penalty straight after Rasmus Hojlund had pulled one back early in the second half.<\/p>\n
The match came to a hectic conclusion, with Casemiro scoring either side of Mathys Tel\u2019s stoppage-time strike as United showed spirit but ultimately lost for a fourth time in five matches.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think what everyone has to do is to do their own job and look at themselves first,\u201d Fernandes said in the bowels of the Allianz Arena.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what I do as a player, not as a captain \u2013 as a person and first point.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think everyone does that and I think today it wasn\u2019t the case that not everyone was doing the best for the team or trying to fight for getting the result. I think everyone did that.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just the momentum and against big teams, as I said, when you give a lot of chances to them, they\u2019re going to hurt you.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven then they give us some chances and we scored three goals, so I think no-one would expect us to come into Bayern and score three goals.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think anyone outside of us would expect us to fight for the result in trying to get something from the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I think the team did. Obviously it wasn\u2019t enough but we\u2019re not playing against some bad team.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were playing one of the best teams in the world, with great players, with great qualities.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously it\u2019s not the best moment for us but we will get through this and we will get the results back.\u201d<\/p>\n
United stayed in Germany following the Group A opener and are training before flying back as preparations step up for Saturday evening\u2019s key trip to Burnley.<\/p>\n
Ten Hag will be hoping to have more options to choose from at Turf Moor, having headed to Bayern without nine injured players.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, we want to have everyone back because we know that as many players we have available, the team will be stronger,\u201d Fernandes said. \u201cAnd obviously more options for the manager to do his choices and whatever his tactics, the first 11 or whatever he picks.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut obviously, still, we have the players and we have enough experience and enough talent in the team to get through this moment even with all the players.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously now I think some of them probably will come back earlier and will lift the team because we have quality players injured.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s about the ones that are now playing, giving something to get the result and that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can\u2019t rely now on the injuries and everything.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe know it\u2019s tough and you need to get through that because you can\u2019t control (it).<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I think the team has players (good) enough to get a response.\u201d<\/p>\n