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Richard Garnett

Chris Sutton calls for 'shameful' Man United player to be banned after Liverpool mauling

Bruno Fernandes should be banned and stripped of the Manchester United captaincy following his antics during Manchester United's 7-0 defeat at Liverpool.

That's the view of pundit Chris Sutton after the Red Devils skipper came under fire for handling an assistant referee during an incident involving the pair and Trent Alexander-Arnold in the second half of the match.

As United's situation became ever more desperate against their old rivals, the Portuguese midfielder appeared to first feign an injury before trying to win a penalty and could routinely be seen throwing his arms in the air, even when Marcus Rashford was substituted. But it was when Fernandes grabbed a hold of match official Paul Adcock, following an altercation with Alexander-Arnold that annoyed former Chelsea striker Sutton the most and he was brutal in his assessment of the Manchester United star's afternoon.

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