Manchester United’s new captain Bruno Fernandes was quick to usher manager Erik ten Hag away from the referee after the Dutchman had some complaints regarding the officiating
It hasn’t taken long for Bruno Fernandes to show why Erik ten Hag opted to make him the Manchester United captain after stripping Harry Maguire of the armband.
The Portugal international was at his brilliant best against Premier League rivals Arsenal in New York on Saturday in what was a particularly spirited pre-season friendly. Fernandes influenced proceedings both on and off the pitch against the Gunners and put in a captain’s display in the ‘Big Apple’.
It was Fernandes who opened the scoring for the Red Devils during their 2-0 victory, with Gunners goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale failing to keep out his low-driven left-footed strike early on in the first-half. Shortly after, Jadon Sancho doubled United’s lead having capitalised on a mistake from Gabriel Magalhaes.
However, what was arguably Fernandes’ finest moment of the afternoon came just as the half-time interval was coming to an end. Ten Hag, clearly frustrated with the way some of the decisions had gone the first-half, was giving the officials a piece of his mind.