Not only losing heavily to Bournemouth, Man Utd also suffered a painful blow when Bruno Fernandes will be suspended in the big match with Liverpool in the next round.
In the match in round 16 of the Premier League, Man Utd unexpectedly suffered a defeat with a score of 0-3 against Bournemouth. That was a match where the Red Devils played weakly and easily conceded goals.
Not only that, after this match, Man Utd also suffered a big loss when Bruno Fernandes was suspended in the big match against Liverpool in the next round for receiving enough yellow cards.
At minute 84, the camera lens pointed towards the Portuguese star. The midfielder walked slowly on the field looking dissatisfied after receiving a card for his reaction to referee Peter Bankes.
On social networks, Bruno Fernandes received a lot of criticism for making an elementary mistake, putting Man Utd in a difficult position in the match against Liverpool. Here are a few comments on Twitter:
“Bruno Fernandes is scared, wants to avoid Liverpool?”.
“Perhaps Bruno Fernandes wants to remove his card because he is afraid of facing Liverpool.”
“Bruno Fernandes does not deserve to be captain of Man Utd.”
Commenting on ESPN, former player Craig Burley constantly criticized Bruno Fernandes: “Man Utd is really in chaos. Whether people criticize him and think he deserves to be captain of Man Utd or not, the situation is unchanged. The club will have to enter two important matches in a row with Bayern Munich and Liverpool.
Bruno Fernandes certainly understands the pressure coach Ten Hag is under. He is the mainstay and captain of the club. This midfielder is also the star the whole team relies on. Basically, he got carded for reacting inappropriately. That’s what Bruno Fernandes did regularly. And then, he made the whole team suffer the consequences when he missed the match against Liverpool.
Coach Ten Hag faces another big problem when working in top teams. I think that is unacceptable behavior for the team captain. No one forgives Bruno Fernandes’ actions.”
In the immediate future, Man Utd will face Bayern Munich in the Champions League. The Red Devils are ranked bottom of Group A with 3 points, 1 point behind Copenhagen and Galatasaray. They only have one scenario left to win tickets to the next round, which is to defeat Bayern Munich and hope that the confrontation between Copenhagen and Galatasaray results in a draw.