Michael Carrick’s decision to drop his outspoken captain Bruno Fernandes resulted in Manchester United’s most toothless display of the season, as Bournemouth romped to a 3–0 win on Sunday.
Given the damning nature of the playmaker’s comments midweek, Carrick had little choice other than to drop Fernandes, who pointedly called out the tactics in Wednesday’s 4–1 thrashing against Como. United’s under-fire manager explained his skipper’s absence as a “pure football” decision. But even in his current underwhelming run of form, Fernandes remains the club’s best creator.
