In England, they argued that the Portuguese midfielder should stop wearing the United captain’s armband after his behavior at Liverpool.
Bruno Fernandes, like his colleagues, had a match to forget at home to Liverpool, crushing Manchester United (7-0) in the 26th round of the English Premier League. The Portugal international midfielder has been criticized by former Red Devils player Gary Neville, but also by Chris Sutton, the England striker who made his career between 1990/91 and 2006/07.
“Bruno Fernandes shoved the assistant referee. He acted as if his nose had exploded when he hit Ibrahima Konate’s chest. One of the worst performances we’ve ever seen from a player and certainly a captain in the Premier League,” he wrote in a newspaper column. Daily Mail.
“There was nothing professional about his behaviour. Like a bad child and the push he made to the assistant referee should have resulted in a suspension. I remember Paulo Di Canio had 11 matches in 1998 and I wouldn’t agree if Bruno Fernandes got the same penalty… It was disgraceful and embarrassing.” He continued in a harsh tone.
Sutton defends even if Bruno Fernandes stops wearing the captain’s armband. “No matter what one might think of Harry Maguire, the captain, he will never behave this way on the pitch. Ten Hag has dealt with the Cristiano Ronaldo problem and now needs to deal with Bruno Fernandes, starting with deciding whether he deserves to wear an armband in a league match The European on Thursday against Betis. I don’t think he deserves it, “he considered.
