Manchester United forward Matheus Cunha has sent a defiant message to the club’s critics after salvaging a point against Fulham.
Lucky draw
United’s poor start to the season was extended on Sunday when they played out a lethargic 1-1 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage.
Michael Carrick’s side were bereft of ideas and inspiration, falling behind when Lisandro Martinez scored an own goal in the 63rd minute.
It looked like the Red Devils were headed for a third successive loss but Cunha’s deflected effort rolled into the back of Bernd Leno’s net, ensuring the spoils were shared in West London.
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After the final whistle, Carrick strongly refuted suggestions that his players lacked energy. He even disagreed with Cunha, who had admitted that something was not right about the performance.
Cunha also spoke with Steven Railston of the Manchester Evening News, making clear to United’s critics that the side had been written off last season before ultimately finishing third.
Cunha’s message
The Brazilian said, “Yeah, that [something good] will come. To be honest, that will come.”
“Last season was my first season here, and then maybe it was more crazy than this one. There was a lot of noise around us, a season without Champions League, and now we’re in. And we won our first game in the Champions League.”
“And maybe people (last season) were saying ‘Oh, United will go to the Championship’ or something like this. And then at the end of the day, we finished third, you know? I feel like inside of us, we still have a lot of trust, we know what we do, all the belief is inside.”
“But of course, I think it’s like only the beginning.”
“And then we know we need to improve earlier, because last season we improved later, and then we finished third. So imagine if we improve earlier this season, something good can come.”
He said about the international break, “Yeah, for me it’s hard, but to be honest, I’m so anxious to play the next one [game]. And then we have a big break now.”
“Of course, when you don’t win, you feel this kind of feeling to let’s play the next one to win and feel everything good. But yeah, maybe it’s the moment to be calm, to put the ideas in the right way, to come back.”
“And then of course that could be a big month, and then yeah, I hope this kind of things will be like everything exciting. And then we can win more things, and everyone will be calm, show how we work for the shirt.”
Cunha and his teammates are nextin action on 10 October when they host Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford.
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