NewzManchester United manager Michael Carrick dropped team captain and Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes to the bench for Sunday's Premier League match against Bournemouth. The decision followed Fernandes's public criticism of Carrick's tactics in the wake of a 4-1 defeat to Como.
Despite the disciplinary and tactical fallout from the Como thrashing, Carrick publicly characterized the move to bench his captain as a "pure football" decision. The roster change comes at a critical juncture for the club, as Manchester United enters the fixture against Bournemouth winless in their last seven matches across all competitions.
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