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Red Devils captain claims to have turned down two transfer offers

Bruno Fernandes has revealed that he has turned down two opportunities to leave Manchester United, but turned them down at the club’s request.

Speaking in a new tell-all interview on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast - which was recorded before the Canal 11 was released - Fernandes explained: "Loyalty in football before was like [Francesco] Totti at Rome, [Ryan] Giggs at United, [Paolo] Maldini at Milan, so when I came to the club, apart from loving being here and loving the club, I think my loyalty was in the toughest periods and I could have left two times.

Bruno Fernandes has been in impressive form this season

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"The club said 'no, we need you' and I said 'OK, you gave me something, I will give you something'.”

Fernandes, now 31, has one Carabao Cup and one FA Cup to show for his five-year stay at Old Trafford.

He insisted, though, that he does not regret choosing to stay.

“The time at the club has not been as I wanted because I wanted to lift trophies and I haven't lifted as many as I should and could.

"But at the same time, I think everything I've done for the club was still very important and I'm not taking anything away from other players that were here. When we struggled the most, I stayed present to the club and I hope everyone at the club is aware of that because the chances I had were very good.

"I'm very aware that I could have gone a different path and probably won more trophies and people talking about me in a different way because I've had trophies into my cabinet.

“Nowadays people talk more like you are a better player or a worse player if you win or you lose trophies.

"When I speak about going and winning trophies, I stayed here because I think I still can win trophies here. I wouldn't have stayed here if the club hasn't told me our aim is still to be the highest we can be, get back to winning trophies, get back to be the club we were before.

"If that was not the aim then yes, I wouldn't have stayed here, but because I know the aim of the club is still to get back to where they want to be and where I want the club to be, that's why I came to the club in the first place. If I can help to get back there, that's all I want to do."