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Bruno Fernandes received the first red card of his Manchester United career during the team’s defeat to Tottenham.
The decision to send Bruno Fernandes off during Manchester United’s loss to Tottenham sparked plenty of reaction.
While it impacted the game, it probably did not actually impact the result, with Manchester United so poor that Tottenham were clearly the better team even when it was 11 vs 11.
Fernandes made clear after the game he felt the decision was wrong, and that he should have received a yellow card for his high tackle on James Maddison.
Ange Postecoglou on Bruno Fernandes red
Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou was asked after the game about the incident, and presented his view.
Postecoglou made the point that Fernandes was sent off because Tottenham were so dominant, that the Manchester United midfielder made the poor decision to lunge into make a challenge.
He told Tottenham’s media: “Their red card is a consequence of our dominance, we put them under so much pressure, they couldn’t really get out of their half.”
Tottenham were 1-0 up at the time, and Postecoglou felt it should have been more, adding: “We probably should have been out of sight by that stage with the chances we had.”
The away side went on to win the match 3-0, ending with 61 per cent possession and attempting 24 shots on United’s goal.
This was a big backwards step for United, a second successive home Premier League game that has ended in a 3-0 home loss, following the match with Liverpool.
Manchester United should not be getting dominated at home
Manchester United were the home team, and should be dominating every single match being played at Old Trafford.
Supporters are fed up of this not being the case. Tottenham had an Expected Goals figure of 4.67, with United getting off lightly.
Questions are being asked loudly over the future of Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag, and performances like this coupled with bad results leave him with nowhere to hide.
Postecoglou’s comments can’t really be disputed, Tottenham were dominant, and this probably led to Fernandes putting in a poor challenge in a needless area.
Whether the challenge was worthy of a red card can be debated, but Fernandes’ committing the foul in the first place was needless.
