Chelsea vs. Man United: Michael Carrick's stance on Bruno Fernandes captaincy revealed ahead of Blues battle

By Matt Law | 29 Oct 2026 15:29, Last updated: 29 Oct 2026 15:31

Manchester United caput manager Michael Carrick has said that Bruno Fernandes volition stay arsenic nine captain, with the caller contented betwixt the brace present resolved.

Fernandes was captious of Carrick's tactics pursuing past week's 4-1 nonaccomplishment to Como successful the Champions League, and the Portugal planetary was past an unused substitute successful the Premier League against Bournemouth connected Sunday afternoon.

There has since been a big of speculation surrounding Fernandes' future, and Man United fable Paul Scholes precocious said that it could beryllium hard for the attacker to proceed astatine Old Trafford and besides successful European shot owed to his caller criticism.

However, earlier this week, Carrick and Fernandes had clear-the-air talks, and the contented betwixt the 2 individuals has present been resolved.

Fernandes volition stay arsenic Man United captain

"Listen, we're wide with the concern of the team, and arsenic a shot nine astatine the moment. As I've conscionable said, he's an important subordinate for this group," Carrick told reporters.

"He has been and helium volition be. Between us, we've got to marque a quality and we've got to propulsion things successful a bully direction. He's afloat committed to this shot club, he's afloat committed to making things better.

"It doesn't alteration for me. He's the 1 that's benignant of led the squad truthful good for galore a crippled and galore a year, and he'll proceed to bash that."

When asked if Fernandes could person the captaincy taken distant from him, Carrick said: "There is nary determination to beryllium made connected that."

Fernandes is acceptable to commencement for Man United against Chelsea

Fernandes is acceptable to instrumentality to the starting broadside against Chelsea connected Saturday afternoon, arsenic Man United look to triumph successful the Premier League for the archetypal clip since the extremity of August.

The 32-year-old has faced Chelsea connected 14 occasions during his nonrecreational career, boasting a grounds of 5 wins wins, six draws and 3 defeats against them, scoring 5 goals and registering 2 assists.

Carrick had been expected to suffer his occupation astatine Old Trafford disconnected the backmost of the nonaccomplishment to Bournemouth, but helium has been fixed clip to crook the club's run around.

It is understood that Fernandes is besides present precise overmuch connected the aforesaid page, with the Portuguese fired-up to pb the Red Devils done a hard period.