Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has been left out of the squad for the Premier League โฃmatch against Crystal Palace,โข reportedly followingโ a social media post โคperceived as mocking Sporting CP manager Ruben Amorim.The incident occurred after Amorim emerged as โคa potential candidate to replace erik ten Hag as United manager.
The omission of Fernandes,โ a key player and captain for United, comes amid speculation linkingโฃ Amorim with a โขmove to Old Trafford.Fernandes seemingly โขresponded to reports suggesting United were pursuing Amorim by liking a post on X โฃ(formerly Twitter) that ridiculed the Portuguese coach’s achievements. The post highlighted Amorim’s record of winning only one major trophy – theโฃ Portuguese League โขCup – despite managing a โขsignificant โคbudget at sporting.
According โto sources, โFernandes’ actions did not sit well with club officials,โฃ leading to his exclusionโ from the matchday squad. The 29-year-old โhas been a consistent performer for United as joining fromโ Sporting in January 2020,โ scoring 62 goals in 188 appearances.
The situation adds further uncertainty to the โคmanagerial position โat United, with the club โcurrently โฃevaluatingโค its options for the โfuture. Ten Hag‘s position โhas come under scrutinyโ following โa disappointing season, andโข the pursuit of โขa new manager has intensifiedโ in recent weeks. United currently sitโข eighth in the Premier League table and face a crucial match against Crystal Palace asโ they โฃaim to secure European qualification for next season.
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