“His head in his hands” – Disgruntled Bruno Fernandes was spotted moaning at two Man Utd teammates | OneFootball

Bruno Fernandes wasn’t happy with his teammates’ performance as Sunderland and Manchester United play out a goalless first half at the Stadium of Light.

Thanks to last Sunday’s win over Liverpool, the Red Devils have already qualified for the next edition of the Champions League.

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But despite the low stakes, United are determined to finish the campaign on a high note. However, they risked conceding against Sunderland on several occasions in the first 45 minutes.

Bruno Fernandes frustrated with Amad Diallo & Joshua Zirkzee

The home side had the upper hand from the get-go, as Senne Lammens had to pull off a solid save early on Noah Sadiki, who burst through Man Utd’s defences.

It should be noted that Carrick is without his two holding midfielders, Casemiro and Manuel Ugarte, due to physical issues. Therefore, Mason Mount joined Kobbie Mainoo in a ‘light’ double pivot behind Fernandes.

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This makeshift midfield left United somewhat vulnerable at the back, despite Lisandro Martinez’s return to the starting lineup.

Moreover, MUFC struggled to find their rhythm in the final third, with Joshua Zirkzee making his first start since December.

The Sun journalist Samuel Luckhurst revealed how the Dutch striker irritated Bruno on a couple of occasions. The captain was also unimpressed by Amad Diallo on one occasion, and he let it show.

“Fernandes, who moaned at Amad earlier, has now had a moan at Zirkzee,” posted the journalist on his X (formerly Twitter) account.

In a following post, Luckurst suggested that Carrick’s rotation has taken its toll on the team’s overall performance.

“Fernandes ends the half with his head in his hands after Zirkzee fails to find him. MUFC struggled with players starting for the first time since December and January, Martinez making second start in three months, Mazraoui’s fourth in five months and Amad out of form.”

What are Man Utd’s second-half solutions?

Unfortunately for Carrick, he doesn’t have too many game changes on the bench, as Benjamin Sesko is also unavailable. The name that stands out is Bryan Mbeumo, who had to settle for a rare bench role.

The Cameroonian will certainly make an appearance in the second period, but it will be interesting to see who will be the first to make way.

Amad would be the natural choice, but Zirkzee could pay the price for an underwhelming first-half performance. However, the manager can afford to take a few risks at this stage of the season, so perhaps Mount would be hauled in favour of a more attacking experiment.

Patrick Dorgu will also enter the field at some point, while Jack and Tyler Fletcher are both hoping for a cameo.