Pep Guardiola said “A leader can be on or off the pitch as well,” said the manager. “Outside of the 90 minutes we spend a lot of time together so he can help us in a different way. The injury is tough but yesterday the results were a bit more optimistic. I think it will be shorter than one month and not six weeks. That’s good for us.”
Fernandinho’s importance to the squad was highlighted recently by Ruben Dias. The summer signing from Benfica has quickly commanded respect at his new club and been praised for his own leadership skills, but he is trying to learn from his more senior teammate.
Ruben Dias said“Fernandinho is, without a doubt, a reference for me in the dressing room,” Dias said. “It will be a good role model to learn from, so I’ll try to get as many learnings as I can from him.”
“Fernandinho is, without a doubt, a reference for me in the dressing room,” Dias said. “It will be a good role model to learn from, so I’ll try to get as many learnings as I can from him.”
