Bruno Fernandes has acknowledged the importance of Manchester United's 2-0 win over Wolves as Liverpool attempt to hunt down their Premier League rivals.
Erik ten Hag's side secured a vital victory on Saturday afternoon thanks to goals from Anthony Martial and Alejandro Garnacho, moving four points clear of the Reds in the process.
Liverpool will look to keep pace with United by beating Leicester City on Monday evening, though will be fully aware the race to claim a top-four finish has now been taken out of their hands after this result at Old Trafford.
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Recognising the value of his team's triumph, Fernandes told MUTV: “It was a must-win because we know that we need points to get the position we want to get the top four. We did our job properly and that's why we got the three points. They [Wolves] are a really smart team, they defend really well. They are compact, it's difficult to go through their lines. They have quality on the ball.
“They have players with pace up front and they are really good technically, so we had to be aware of the counters, we had to be aware when they had the ball, we had to have the right press on them. So, I think we did really well, [it was] a professional performance and that's why we get the points.”
Next on the agenda for the Red Devils is a trip to the South Coast to take on Bournemouth, providing Liverpool hope of a possible slip-up. United have lost three of their previous five Premier League away fixtures and Fulham remain the only side in the top half they have beaten on their travels.
Playing down this record, however, Fernandes is adamant he and his team-mates will come out on top next weekend. "I'm confident also to go away from home because we know how good we are," stressed the Portuguese midfielder. "We have to go to Bournemouth and think that we will go there to win the game because we have quality to do that. The away fans are amazing too, they have been there in every game and we have to get a good result for them because we travel a lot all around England."
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