EPL: Ten Hag told to drop Fernandes as Man Utd captain after latest outburst

<p>Former Chelsea striker, Chris Sutton wants Bruno Fernandes not to captain Manchester United again following the midfielder’s recent outburst.</p>, <p>Recall that Man United manager recently appointed Fernandes as the club’s new captain before the new Premier League season started.</p>, <p>The 28-year-old took over the armband from axed skipper, Harry Maguire.</p>, <p>The Portugal international was frustrated during his side’s Premier League 2-0 defeat to Tottenham on Saturday and was booked by referee Michael Oliver for dissent.</p>, <p>Fernandes was still stewing after the game and in a post-match interview he demanded an ‘apology’ from the refereeing body PGMOL after a penalty was not awarded when Alejandro Garnacho’s first-half shot smashed into Cristian Romero’s outstretched arm.</p>, <p>However, Sutton feels Fernandes’ comments and behaviour are not befitting of the armband, insisting that he is not a leader and should not captain Man United.</p>, <p>Asked if the referee was to blame for Fernandes’ unhappy reaction, Sutton said on the It’s All Kicking Off podcast: “Absolutely not. Bruno Fernandes first and foremost needs to sort himself out, his team out, before looking at referees and their decisions.</p>, <p>“Bruno Fernandes for me should not be captain of Manchester United, absolutely not, he’s not a leader. That basically sums him up.</p>, <p>“It is about taking responsibility as a captain and the bottom line is, the first two performances of the season for Manchester United they have looked like a testimonial team.</p>, <p>“They are like a team that is still stuck in pre-season and he needs to turn up and show better leadership qualities – not blaming referees.”</p>