Erik ten Hag was weighed too lightly, four months after he was considered the best candidate to manage Manchester United. Now the Dutchman is history at Old Trafford, last week he received a phone call from one of the players with a clear “sorry”.
This player was captain Bruno Fernandes. Manchester United sorely lacked goals in the Premier League, the Portuguese has stood as one of United’s top scorers every season, after nine games the captain had not taken note of anyone.
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“When you see a manager go, you have to take some of the blame because it’s because the team isn’t doing so well. It’s easier to get rid of one manager than 15 players. I spoke to the boss and apologized to him. I was disappointed that he was sacked and I tried to help him,” Fernandes said.
“I didn’t score goals, we didn’t score goals. I feel responsible. I usually score a lot of goals, but I always gave 100 percent. He is aware of that, says the United captain.
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