The former Atletico Madrid star, who had spell in the Premier League with West Ham United, was at Carrington recently to interview our skipper, in his role as a TV pundit back home.
While naturally retaining a soft spot for the Hammers, he hopes Bruno, alongside Diogo Dalot and playing for head coach Ruben Amorim, can achieve success and more silverware with the Reds, a club he clearly has an enormous amount of respect for.
"Bruno is a great person and a great player," Futre told us after his chat with our in-form no.8. "He is a great example to all Portuguese players.