Manchester United interim boss Darren Fletcher opened up on the surreal experience of being appointed to helm the Premier League giants, for whom he made 342 appearances and won five league titles.
The former United player was appointed following the dismissal of Portuguese manager Ruben Amorim on the back of unflattering results.
“It’s surreal. It’s an amazing honour to be able to lead a Manchester United team,” he said.
“I don’t even think it was in my wildest dreams that that was something that could potentially happen, even thinking about playing for the club and stuff like that.”
“But to lead out the team is an amazing honour and something I am really proud to do.
“It’s not happened in the circumstances that I expected it to happen so that obviously
is something that doesn’t sit quite easy with me, but I just have to think I’ve got a job to do and I’ve got to lead the team tomorrow and think of the great honour and pride in doing that.”
When quizzed if he was concerned about being named as the permanent manager of the club, he brushed it aside stating he had his mind set on the upcoming game against Burnley.
“Honestly it’s not something I’ve thought about. I’m focusing on Burnley. I think that discussion is for after the game.
“There has been that much going on and it has all happened so quickly that all my concentration, efforts and thoughts have gone into Burnley.”
“Everyone expects Manchester United to be on the top and winning, that’s the standard, that’s what we all have to try and achieve,”the Scot said.
“Hopefully it looks like a Manchester United team that represents a bit of me, I think in terms of what I know is Manchester United,” he said.
“So I hope it resembles a Manchester United team that fans can be proud of, that I can be proud of, and I’m sure they will because I believe in the players,” Fletcher added.
“I think we’ve got good players and I think we’ve got players who care and I think we’ve got a lot of quality in that team and I hope to give them a platform to go out there to express themselves.”
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