Bruno Fernandes captained Manchester United during their 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Old Trafford. Harry Maguire is Manchester United’s substantive captain but the England international was dropped to the bench against Liverpool following an unimpressive performance in their first two Premier League games against Brighton and Brentford.
Against Liverpool, Erik Ten Hag opted to play Raphael Varane and Lizandro Martinez at the heart of Manchester United’s defense. The duo was impressive on the night with Many Manchester United fans and Pundit claiming the partnership of Raphael Varane and Lizandro Martinez should be the first choice defensive pairing for the Red Devils.
However, Rio Ferdinand believes Bruno Fernandes should be Manchester United‘s new captain after exhibiting excellent leadership during the Liverpool game.
What did Rio Ferdinand say about Bruno Fernandes being Manchester United captain?
Speaking on his Youtube Channel Vibe with Five, he explained: “I think I’d stick with who we’ve got at the moment, he looks like he [Fernandes] feeds off that responsibility.
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“Bruno has an ego and wants to be the main man. When Cristiano comes in there is no discussion about who the main man is. There’s no disguising he’s the main man, regardless of who you are, what you’ve done.
“I think when Bruno came here he was the main man, a cult figure because of his performances and goals and that was kind of put in the shadows when Cristiano Ronaldo came. He’s come off the levels as much as anyone because he was hitting such high levels.
“Listen, the levels he was hitting he couldn’t continue that because it was ridiculous what he was doing, the output. But to drop off from where he was, he would benefit the most from getting the armband.”
Bruno Fernandes’s performance dipped last season following the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo. Rio Ferdinand admitted that Bruno looks a different player in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo on the pitch.
“Look at the performance from Bruno. Bruno looks a different person when Cristiano is not there. He looks like a different player in terms of energy, in terms of focus, decision-making, everything.
“Today he looked disciplined in the way he jumped out and was pressing. He just looked, his whole demeanor, I just sense a difference when Cristiano’s not there. It just seems like the whole aura of Cristiano for some people like it or not, sometimes it’s too much pressure for some people they see the game differently.
“It’s not a fault of those players, it’s just who they are. their stature is so great it can be daunting, it can weigh heavy on other players but the manager might think is he a burden on some of these players. It shouldn’t be like that but unfortunately, if it is that case and there are too many players in their shells when Ronaldo is about, he may say his time’s up.”
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Manchester United future is still in undecided. Maybe the signing of Casemiro from Real Madrid could convince him to stay.
