Attacking-midfielder Bruno Fernandes will be walking a disciplinary tightrope when Manchester United face Reading in the fourth round of the FA Cup at Old Trafford on Saturday evening.
The Portuguese international, who scored his third goal in his last four games against Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening, is just one booking away from being forced to serve a one-match suspension in the FA Cup. Fernandes was booked in the third-round win over Everton earlier this month and a second booking will result in a ban.
The stand-in captain, who has scored two goals for the Reds in the FA Cup signing from Sporting Lisbon three years ago, was booked less than half an hour into the 3-1 win over the Toffees at Old Trafford. FA rules state that where a player's club enters the competition at the third round stage, any player who picks up two yellow cards will be hit with a one-match suspension.
