Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick leave club captain Bruno Fernandes out of di starting line-up for di Premier League match against Bournemouth. BBC report say Carrick left di captain on bench during di Bournemouth defeat, while Vanguard report link di decision to Bruno outburst after di Como match. Di phrase ‘Bench Bruno’ also dey number 20 for Nigeria X trends, according to trends24.in.
Khel Now report say Bruno Fernandes, 32, question im side tactics after 4-1 loss to Como on Wednesday night. Di UEFA Champions League loss mark United ninth game without win, and e lead Carrick to apologise to fans. Khel Now add say after di midfielder criticism of Carrick poor style and im sluggish performance against Como, di coach decide to start di captain on bench.
Before di Bournemouth match, Punch and The Eagle Online report say Carrick go bench Bruno for di clash. The Eagle Online report say United go host di Cherries. Carrick, former United midfielder, dem ask am on Friday whether e go strip di Portugal international of leadership. E talk say e go always do wetin best for di football club, but e no wan go into too much detail about whether e don speak to di player or not.
Khel Now also report say Bruno start all 10 of United games for Premier League and UEFA Champions League dis season. E bin be sub for Carabao Cup defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion. Since e join from Sporting CP in January 2020, e don miss just few games, mostly through injury or sickness. Di midfielder don play 186 of United’s 197 Premier League games since di beginning of di 2020-21 campaign.
