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Roy Keane tells Erik ten Hag to strip Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United captaincy
29.10.2023 - 20:11 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Former midfielder Roy Keane has urged manager Erik ten Hag to strip Bruno Fernandes of the Manchester United captaincy following Sunday's 3-0 defeat to Manchester City.
Two goals from Erling Haaland and a late effort from Phil Foden sealed a comfortable victory for City, who barely had to get out of second gear to scoop all three points. They toyed with United during the second half, dragging them one way and then the other with their possession-based game.
United, who started reasonably brightly, had no answer for City's brilliance, failing to carve out a clear-cut chance after half-time. That resulted in mounting frustration and Fernandes and substitute Antony being booked in second-half injury time.
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Fernandes was visibly frustrated with how the game had developed, throwing his arms around in the latter stages of the contest. And it was as a result of those theatrics that prompted Keane to call out the Portugal international in his post-match assessment, saying he is the 'opposite' to what he would want in a captain himself.
"The first thing I would do, having watched him again today, is definitely take the captaincy off him, 100 per cent," Keane told Sky Sports. "I know it's a big decision and obviously he did change the captaincy from [Harry] Maguire, but Fernandes is not captain material.
"I think he is a talented player, no doubt it. But what I saw today with him again, and I know we have discussed this many times before, was him whinging, moaning, throwing his arms up in the air and it really isn't acceptable and after what we saw today I would take it off him.
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