The Manchester United captain turned down a "very ambitious" offer from Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal last summer because he is determined to add to the Old Trafford club's storied history of trophy wins.

Fernandes - who has won the Carabao Cup and FA Cup during his six-year stint at United - told The Times: "Everyone who comes to Man United wants to win every trophy.

"No one thinks in coming to the club, 'We're going to fight for just one or two trophies in six years,' let's say. You want to fight for all of them. We went to three [other] finals and didn't win. That can happen. But at least you've been in the fight. We were close.

"And what I said to the club every time I spoke with them, what I want from the time I'm here, I just want to compete. Because if I compete, I will be close to winning. If I don't compete, there's no chance I'm going to get close to any silverware."

Fernandes explained that he could easily earn more money at clubs other than United.

The Portuguese international said: "I know people will think, 'You go to get more money, better contracts.' No, you come to Man United because you want to win trophies.

"Money, you can get anywhere. A lot of clubs in the Premier League pay well, a lot of clubs in Italy, Spain, pay you a lot. You come to this club because of the history, because of what you think you can achieve.

"[Whether] you end up achieving or not, that's a question of you being better than the other teams. But what I always say to the club is you can't promise me I'm going to win the Premier League, that's impossible, but if you promise we're going to be competitive - that's all I need to know.

"Then it's on me to become the best version of myself, to help everyone around to become the best version of themselves, to then become the club we want to be."