Di’Shon Bernard confirms Manchester United with heartfelt goodbye message
defender Di’Shon Bernard announced that he is leaving Manchester United. The 22-year-old has spent the second half of the season on loan with League One side Portsmouth, making 10 appearances after the move was confirmed during the January transfer window.
“Although my time @manchesterunited has come to an end, I have nothing but pride in my journey so far with all my experiences and all the achievements that I have achieved throughout way,” he wrote on social media.
“Sincere thanks to all the staff, teammates and anyone who helped me along my journey,” he added.
Although my time @manchesterunited is over, I have nothing but pride in my journey so far with all the experiences and all the achievements that I have made along the way. road. A big thank you to all the staff, teammates and anyone who helped me on my journey ❤️ #mufc pic.twitter.com/WDJSJYH8a1
– BigDish (@DishonBernard) June 12, 2023
Bernard has made one appearance for the Reds, after joining our youth system in 2017, when he started for United as a guest against Astana in European league 2019 group stage
During his time at the club, the 22-year-old has also been loaned to both Salford City and Hull City, accumulating experience in all three divisions of the Football League.
Before moving to Portsmouth in January, Bernard made two appearances for our Under-21 side in Premier League 2 and also featured in the young Reds’ clash with Bolton in the Papa Johns Trophy.
He has also participated in first-team training sessions under Erik ten Hag this season and was part of the youth team training in Spain this winter, with Bernard playing in a friendly against Cadiz.
Di’Shon will always be part of the Academy family and welcome back to United. We are proud of his achievements to date and we look forward to seeing how the young centre-back’s career develops.