Fernandes gamble leaves Carrick to carry the can for United’s institutional failures | Will Unwin

Bruno Fernandes, Mateus Fernandes and James Trafford: Leaving out his captain was doomed to fail but so are the club under the current leadership and the fans at Old Trafford know that all too well Dropping your captain, who has held the team together for most of the past five years, is a bold move from a man whose job is on the line. It was very much a make-or-break decision from Michael Carrick to leave out Bruno Fernandes against Bournemouth. It did not work and Carrick knew the consequences if it failed and will probably pay the price for it, but he should not be alone. Board reading of Guardian Football.

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1. Fernandes gamble leaves Carrick to carry the can for United’s institutional failures | Will Unwin Guardian Football