It will be a while — Ruben Amorim provides update on Bruno Fernandes injury

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has shared an initial update on Bruno Fernandes’ injury, suggesting that he could be set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines. 

The Portugal international appeared to have hurt his hamstring towards the end of the first half. He tried to play it off but was eventually subbed off at half-time. 

Manchester United went into half-time at 1–1 but were eventually beaten by Aston Villa through a Morgan Rogers strike in the second half, which helped the Villans extend their winning run to 10 matches. 

Speaking after the match, Amorim explained that they expect Bruno to be out for a while. However, he maintained that the team has to find a way to forge ahead without their talisman. 

"I think it's soft tissue so it's going to be a while. We'll see," he said, per Goal. "We need to prepare all the guys that we have for the next game.

“We cannot use anything as an excuse. No one is going to remember these problems, so let's cope with that. It will make us stronger.

"I saw from the beginning of the season a team that is going forward but sometimes relax a little bit and sometimes is not there in the right moment to fight.

“Today was completely the opposite; we were the better team against a team that is strong at home and in a very good run. We were really unlucky today.

Speaking specifically about the match, he claimed that they were the superior team on the day and were only let down by ill luck. 

"I think we were the better team today. We were unlucky, even with the injury of Bruno, but during the game even without him we were the better team.”

“We blocked the transitions quite well and they did really well. We did a very good job that no one is going to remember tomorrow because what matters is the result.

"We already knew that Aston Villa play with everybody inside and we needed to overload that situation. We have been training like that. 

“We did different options, we can use different starting elevens depending on the game, so we are improving. Again I think we deserved so much more today but the better team did not win."