Sometimes, it seems that these days, every anomaly in football is somehow related to Manchester United. And no, those are not some “dark arts” as in the case of Arsenal, if you ask Pep Guardiola, but complete misfortune combined with a lack of focus and poor team display on the pitch, in general.How could anyone, otherwise, explain the situation with Bruno Fernandes? United’s captain was never sent off in his 242 appearances for the club from Old Trafford, only to be shown two red cards in two consecutive games in the span of only five days – against Tottenham on Sunday and last night against Porto.Bruno Fernandes went from 0 red cards in 242 games for Man United to 2 in his last 2 games 🔴🔴 pic.twitter.com/tDfqCC7Ga7— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) October 3, 2024 Truth be said, Bruno’s red card against the Spurs was controversial, to say the least. The Red Devils appealed against a three-match suspension the Portuguese received and won, meaning he will be available already for the Aston Villa clash in three days. However, the two bookings against Porto cannot be annulled.UEL: Harry to the rescue! Maguire saves United in the dying minutes!And while his team salvaged a draw in the dying minutes last night thanks to Harry Maguire, who was replaced by Bruno as the captain – oh, what an irony – Tottenham completely crushed Erik ten Hag’s team five days ago. The logical question is whether Fernandes was the proper choice for the skipper role after irresponsibly leaving his teammates high and dry twice like this. It’s up to Ten Hag and United’s squad. Yet, the fact that the Portuguese has more red cards than goals and assists in the Premier League and UEFA Europa League gives a clue.Bruno Fernandes has more red cards than goals/assists in Premier League and Europa League this season. pic.twitter.com/iCp0kREvLR— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) October 3, 2024 Ultimately, one cannot help but wonder why things like this regularly happen to United and not some other club. Well, perhaps it’s not about the misfortune – even though Miss Fortuna is always the easiest to blame. Maybe the mixture of accumulated tension and anger caused by the team’s poor performances, despite extremely high expectations, started taking its toll. Everyone can get sent off, it’s happened to better and calmer players than Bruno. But two reds in consecutive games, and after 242 matches without any. It cannot be just a coincidence.##NAJAVA_MECA_8388989##
