Bruno Fernandes has strangely claimed he is “proud” of his Manchester United teammates despite Sunday’s 3-0 thrashing at Tottenham Hotspur.
Goals from Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke consigned the Red Devils to their second 3-0 home defeat of the season after Liverpool inflicted the same punishment on them a few weeks ago.
The result has left Erik ten Hag’s job in serious jeopardy, with fans and pundits now calling for his time at the club to end.
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United’s task was further complicated by the red card shown to Bruno Fernandes just before the break for a challenge on James Maddison.
It was certainly a controversial decision, with Fernandes appearing to slip rather than lunge at Maddison, while the contact wasn’t exactly dangerous, despite being towards the knee.
“I didn’t go with the studs, it’s never a red card. Even James Maddison, when he stands up, said it’s not a red card,” Fernandes said (via BBC Sport).
“If it is a red card, we have to look at many other incidents. It’s a foul, there’s not much contact, if he (the referee) wants to give me a yellow card I agree. I don’t understand why the VAR doesn’t call him on the screen”.
Bruno Fernandes ‘proud’ of Man Utd after Spurs thrashing
Sunday’s result has left Man Utd fans seething, so Fernandes saying he is “proud” of his teammates may serve to antagonize them.
However, the Portuguese international paid tribute to the players who remained on the pitch after his dismissal.
“I want to say that I have left my teammates with one man, I appreciate everything they did on the field. We didn’t start the game well with 11 players and then they did very well.
“It was difficult to cover all the spaces, there are many good things we can take from this. I’m proud of the team.”
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