Manchester United’s humiliation on the last day of the Premier League, in the 7-0 thrashing Sunday inflicted by Liverpool at Anfield, made Bruno Fernandes something of a scapegoat, with almost all the English commentators, all the former players, crucifying the Portuguese for his attitude on the field. Many even defended that trainer Ten Hag had to take off his captain’s armband.
According to some English newspapers, Manchester United’s dressing room was on fire after the match, with the enraged Red Devils coach “pulling” the players over for attitudes he considered unprofessional.
Two of the most critical commentators were historic Manchester United players Gary Neville and Roy Keane. “Bruno Fernandes’ body language was embarrassing in the game. He’s very talented, he’s the team captain, he’s got a lot of talent, but his body language, waving his arms and not running…” shot Roy Keane.
“Some of Bruno Fernandes’ behavior was disgraceful. He stood in the center circle with his arms raised during a substitution and asked why he wasn’t the one to leave. Some of his behavior in the second half was disgraceful. The second half was disgraceful.” a disgrace, a disgrace, a mess, summed up in what captain Bruno Fernandes was, a disgrace,” Gary Neville told Sky Sports.
It is certain that Bruno Fernandes will remain captain, according to a source quoted by English newspapers, as the Dutch coach continues to have every confidence in the Portuguese midfielder, who also spoke to his colleagues in the dressing room after the game. , ask teammates to react immediately to the humiliation against Liverpool.
According to the BBC, also citing a Manchester United source, Bruno Fernandes never asked to be replaced by Rashford towards the end, at 85″, as some commentators have said.
It was also reported that Bruno Fernandes could be the subject of an investigation and risk being penalized for five matches for shoving one of the assistant referees during the match. This situation was also denounced by former player Chris Sutton in his column in the Daily Mail newspaper: “He looked like a petulant child and the nudge he gave the assistant referee should have resulted in a suspension. I remember that Paolo Di Canio took 11 games in 1998 and I wouldn’t disagree if Bruno Fernandes got the same penalty. It was embarrassing, embarrassing.”
However, according to the BBC, the Portuguese midfielder will not be penalized by the English Football Association (FA). This is because according to the rules, only situations that are not seen by the refereeing team are investigated. And in this case, the reference in question will not have mentioned anything in the report.
Manchester United’s thrashing at Anfield was the biggest in the English league for nearly 100 years. tied for defeats to Blackburn (1926), Aston Villa (1930) and Wolverhampton (1931)
Source: DN
