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Manchester United supervisor Eric ten Hag has hit out on social media following criticism of the remedy of the United captain by Bruno Fernandes and Nottingham Forest gamers.
The United participant was thought of a significant doubt for the match after selecting up a knock within the latter phases of the Fulham recreation on Saturday.
Nonetheless, as he all the time appears to do, he discovered a manner to slot in for his group. He thus preserved his report of lacking just one recreation for United because of harm or sickness.
Regardless of one other common efficiency, the midfielder offered a key second for his group when he offered the help for Casemiro's winner within the 89th minute of motion, giving the Purple Devils a 1–0 win, permitting them to fulfill Liverpool within the quarter-finals. Needed to face. in a few weeks.
Talking in his post-match convention following the win (by way of BBC ), Ten Hag criticized his captain's behaviour.
“You noticed Forrest concentrating on him,” Ten Hag stated. “There have been lots of fouls on him and also you see when he's getting the ball, they're actually powerful on him.”
To present credibility to what the supervisor was saying, a video was launched on social media shortly after the sport, exhibiting Bruno Fernandes limping off the sphere.
Fernandes got here out of the sphere limping. There was a doubt a few knock however performed your complete recreation. I’d nonetheless anticipate him to start out on Sunday. Nonetheless by no means miss a recreation #free By means of harm. pic.twitter.com/eIw9VaRFGq
– Samuel Luckhurst (@samuelluckhurst) 28 February 2024
The under-fire coach additionally branded the membership captain's critics “pathetic” and defended his participant in opposition to accusations of performing within the recreation.
The Portugal worldwide was criticized for faking an harm throughout a match on Saturday afternoon, the Every day Mirror reported a number of days in the past.
Nonetheless, Ten Hag took challenge with this, saying, “I see social media criticizing him. it's pathetic. He had a severe harm however he continued to play on Saturday after which he fought to be part of the sport.”
“His ache threshold could be very excessive and final yr, he did one thing comparable in opposition to Spurs and I believe within the semi-final (in opposition to Brighton). This displays his management.”
The forest supervisor, Nuno Espirito Santo, presumably had the opposite aspect of the story.
When Nuno was requested if his group had focused Fernandes, he stated, “I don't assume so.” “I didn't see what Eric noticed.
“He (Fernandes) is an excellent participant. He must be managed. We did it in a good method.”
Ten Hag might be sweating over the health of his key man, as inside the subsequent seventeen days, United journey to Manchester Metropolis, host Everton within the league after which welcome their arch rivals from Anfield to Previous Trafford to turn into the FA . Cup Basic.