Souness: Fernandes wrong choice for Man Utd captaincy

Football
25 Jul 2023 • 2:02 AM MYT
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Former Liverpool player and manager Graeme Souness is not in agreement over Manchester United's new captain.

United boss Erik ten Hag stripped Harry Maguire of the captaincy and picked Bruno Fernandes as his new skipper.

Souness, however, has been heavily critical of Fernandes' attitude and demeanor in the past.

"He is obviously not a leader, it's as plain as the nose on the end of your face he is not a leader. His attitude when they went 3-0 down at Liverpool was appalling," Souness stated on Up Front with Simon Jordan.

"I said at the time Simon, you would not want to be in the trenches with him, simple as.

"Fernandes you'll see be a star when they are on top, when they are on the front foot and he is creative, he's a real talent, but he showed a side to him [during the 7-0 defeat by Liverpool] that day at Anfield which was very unattractive.

The manager United have right now is willing to overlook that because he is going to win them games moving forward."