Michael Carrick makes shock Bruno Fernandes claim after dropping Man Utd captain
Manchester United manager Michael Carrick has benched captain Bruno Fernandes for a Premier League match against Bournemouth. Carrick cited 'pure football' reasons for the decision, following public criticism from Fernandes regarding team tactics.
Why it matters
The public friction between a high-profile manager and his captain highlights internal instability at a major global football club.
Michael Carrick has insisted that Bruno Fernandes has been dropped for "pure football" reasons, despite the captain publicly criticising the Manchester United manager earlier this week.
Fernandes has been left out of Man Utd's starting line-up against Bournemouth days after his questioned United's tactics for Wednesday's 4-1 defeat by Como, which was Man Utd's seventh consecutive game without a win. Carrick apologised to supporters after the loss and has now made the decision to start Fernandes on the bench for Sunday's Premier League fixture at Old Trafford.
Fernandes told TNT Sports after the Como defeat that it was "a decision from the staff to not press man-to-man".
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