Como 4-1 Man United: Red Devils captain Bruno Fernandes appears to question Michael Carrick after horrendous Champions League defeat

By Matt Law | 21 Oct 2026 20:30, Last updated: 21 Oct 2026 20:32

Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes appeared to question the tactics of caput manager Michael Carrick pursuing Wednesday's 4-1 nonaccomplishment to Como.

The 20-time English champions are present without a triumph successful their past 7 matches successful each competitions, having been well-beaten by Cesc Fabregas broadside successful the Champions League clash.

Fernandes struggled operating successful a mendacious 9 position, and the Portugal planetary was substituted successful the 67th infinitesimal of the match, with Joshua Zirkzee replacing him, and the second scored a consolation for Man United precocious on.

The Red Devils skipper has said that it was "a determination from the unit to not property antheral to man", which caused issues for the English broadside passim the contest.

Como outfought, outworked and outplayed a Man United squad that person lone been victorious successful 2 of their archetypal 10 matches of the 2026-27 campaign.

Como 4-1 Man United: Carrick is nether large unit pursuing Champions League defeat

"It's not the archetypal time, we started connected the incorrect foot, and they scored precise early. Not overmuch unit connected the ball, not galore bully movements with the ball, not galore things going our way," Fernandes told TNT Sports.

"Conceding aboriginal makes america spell into crippled with a temper of defeat, it's hard to get retired of that, trying to beryllium brave, to person the shot and marque thing happen. If we are not capable to bash that, it is going to beryllium precise hard to get retired of this situation.

"It's a determination from the unit to not property antheral to antheral and sometimes permission abstraction down and effort to get the ball, hold for them, but sometimes erstwhile you springiness abstraction to these teams they get confidence."

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Fernandes criticises Man United show against Como

When asked whether helium was insinuating that Carrick got his tactics wrong, Fernandes said: "That's connected the manager and unit to see, not me. Sometimes you person to beryllium much brave nether pressure, instrumentality the hazard of pressing precocious and making them uncomfortable.

"As you saw with them [Como], the centre-back was coming to people maine successful my ain half. We request to bash that arsenic a squad but we were incapable to.

"A squad that plays done the mediate with tiny connections, if you springiness them excessively overmuch clip and abstraction past they tin wounded you retired wide."

The team's latest decision volition summation the unit connected Carrick, who apologised to the Man United supporters astatine the full-time whistle.

The Red Devils volition proceed their Premier League run astatine location to Bournemouth connected Sunday afternoon, but it remains to beryllium seen whether Carrick stays successful charge.