Bruno Fernandes discovers his fate as Ruben Amorim urged to make major Man Utd change
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Bruno Fernandes may be Manchester United's most influential player, but he endured another evening to forget on Boxing Day. Not for the first time this season, the Portugal international was given his marching orders to leave his team-mates in the lurch. United went on to lose 2-0 to Wolves and now face the prospect of having to do without their captain when they host Newcastle on Monday night in a match they could very much do with winning.
While one of Fernandes' red cards was later overturned, he's now seen red three times this season. And that's sparked a fresh debate over whether or not the midfielder - as supremely talented as he is - is a suitable choice to wear the armband for United.
We asked the Mirror Football team whether they think Fernandes should keep the captaincy and, if not, who Ruben Amorim should give the armband to... Bruno Fernandes: the perception isn't quite aligned with the reality anymore. The first 18 months were impressive and that has somewhat carried him since. It's easy to forget that Fernandes came into a United side that were, it felt, at rock bottom. Any player with an ounce of personality and talent would've made an impact - as he did.Nowadays, though, he is not having anywhere near the same influence. His attitude and antics on the pitch are almost toxic and only those with a misconstrued idea of what a "desire to win" is would claim what he does is, in some way, driving standards.Roy Keane really did drive standards in Manchester once upon a time and if he is saying the captaincy needs to be taken away from him, that probably says it all.His red card was born out of frustration and, whilst it is his third this year, can happen. Keane wasn't immune to a red card or two, but the two are not cut from the same cloth.
