Bruno Fernandes called his Manchester United team “lazy” and called for more squad competition after their draw to Everton on Sunday.

Club captain Fernandes called the United States tour a “positive” as they won the friendly 2025 Premier League Summer Series, despite Everton holding the side to a 2-2 draw, but called for change as the transfer window approaches the deadline day on September 1.

“I don’t want to have a dig at anyone, but I think the club is doing the best they can in terms of all the financial situations they talk about,” he told Sky Sports after the game.

“I don’t know about it, I’m not involved in that. But obviously it was crystal clear we needed more competition for the players that were here. We needed more quality to get everyone to step up a bit more and to have more to do to get into the starting line-up.

“I think that’s what the club and the manager are trying to do and hopefully we can get one or two players more to help with that.”

Head coach Ruben Amorim also commented on the Manchester club’s transfer window before the game, keeping the door open for future signings.

“We are always looking to improve the team. And we have some characteristics that we would like to have,” he said. “But again, it depends on the market. It depends on the sales. We’ll see. But I’m really happy.”

United have made three first-team signings this summer, bringing in forwards Matheus Cunha from Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford and full-back Diego Leon from Cerro Porteno.

RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko is another player the club have been interested in, but their interest has been matched by Newcastle United who put in a bid, that was deemed insufficient, for the forward on Saturday.

Manchester United beat West Ham 2-1 and Bournemouth 4-1 to win the PL Summer Series. Their 2025-26 Premier League season opener is against Arsenal on August 17.

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