Bruno Fernandes revealed that Casemiro jokes with him that the Portuguese can play every game for Manchester United owing to his slender weight as he shed light on what is behind his fitness levels.
Fernandes has been a regular for United since joining from Sporting Lisbon in January 2020. He is closing in on 200 appearances for United and has found the back of the net more than 60 times for the Old Trafford side.
The 28-year-old is set to make his 59th appearance for United this season alone this afternoon. United are seeking FA Cup glory in the Wembley final against Manchester City.
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Fernandes takes pride in his fitness and even revealed his wife Ana looks after their children at times so the midfielder himself can take naps to rest and recover between games and training sessions. He believes that is key to staying in the best shape possible.
He also credits the upbringing from his parents in ensuring he was always fit enough to play football. And he revealed that Brazilian team-mate Casemiro even jokes with him about his weight being behind his ability to play so regularly.
He told ESPN: "I like to get my nap time and my wife respects that and takes care of the kids for that hour and a half, an hour, so I can have that more rest. Because I think that's important for me to keep me fit, in the best shape possible.
"I think it's all those bits together, and obviously the way my mum and dad made me. They made sure that I was always fit and fit enough to play football.
"Sometimes even Casemiro is joking with me and says, 'You know, you just run for every game and you can play every game because your weight is nothing, that's why.'"
On United's achievements this season, Fernandes added: "We understand that we're still not at that level to go for more (challenge for the title) this season. That's why we didn't go further in the league with more points, winning more games.
"But we did understand that we did the right steps, we're still learning. We can be successful in the future. I think if we win the FA Cup, it will give us a little bit more belief that we can go into the next season and aim for bigger targets. Next season we will have learned so we need to do it better."
A Manchester Evening News special souvenir edition - Fergie's First - charts United's 1992/93 title-winning campaign and you can get your hands on one here
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