Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has revealed what James Maddison stated to him after he was despatched off of their defeat to Tottenham.
United’s poor begin to the season continued as they have been convincingly overwhelmed 3-0 by Spurs at Outdated Trafford to ramp up the strain on Erik ten Hag.
The Crimson Devils are languishing in twelfth with a minus three purpose distinction and simply two wins from their opening six video games.
Fernandes reveals what Maddison instructed him after purple card
Ange Postecoglou’s aspect made a superb begin as they took the lead by Brennan Johnson after very good work from Micky van de Ven, who nearly ran the entire size of the pitch earlier than squaring it to the Wales worldwide to fireplace house.
The video games flashpoint got here simply earlier than half time as Fernandes was despatched off for a foul on Maddison, with the choice actually dividing opinion.
Fernandes caught Maddison excessive up, though it seems he slips and it doesn’t appear to be there was any malice or intent, however the referee was very fast to brandish the purple card.
The Portugal worldwide made the duty for his workforce that a lot more durable, with Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke piling extra distress on United with second half targets.
Talking after the sport Fernandes apologised and revealed what Maddison had stated to him after the incident.
“I don’t go at him with my studs, I take him with my ankle and it’s a transparent foul however by no means a purple card,” he instructed reporters.
“That’s my feeling and even Maddison when he will get up, he stated: ‘It’s a foul nevertheless it’s by no means a purple card’, that’s what he stated.”
“Within the eyes of everybody you may see it’s by no means a purple card as a result of if this can be a purple card we’ve to take a look at many different incidents.”
Fernandes will now be suspended for United’s subsequent three Premier League video games beginning with Sunday’s journey to Villa Park earlier than video games in opposition to Brentford and West Ham.
