According to beIN Sports pundit Richard Keys, Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes deliberately received a yellow card during their 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth, ensuring his absence in the upcoming Premier League clash against Liverpool.
Fernandes earned his fifth yellow card of the season for disputing a decision with referee Peter Bankes late in the game, resulting in a one-match suspension. Keys suggested that Fernandes strategically acquired the booking because he “knows that next week could be a bad day out.”
In a conversation with Andy Gray on beIN Sports, Keys inquired, “Do you think Fernandes knew that if he got booked, he was going to miss the Liverpool game?” Gray affirmed, leading Keys to assert, “So he has got himself booked on purpose, knowing it is a good one to miss?”