{"id":534076,"date":"2023-10-31T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=534076"},"modified":"2023-10-31T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T16:00:00","slug":"i-dont-care-if-this-is-unpopular-man-united-fans-suggest-who-should-be-new-captain-after-roy-keane-shreds-bruno-fernandes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/i-dont-care-if-this-is-unpopular-man-united-fans-suggest-who-should-be-new-captain-after-roy-keane-shreds-bruno-fernandes\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I don&#8217;t care if this is unpopular&#8217; &#8211; Man United fans suggest who should be new captain after Roy Keane shreds Bruno Fernandes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Man United fans have dropped their reaction to Roy Keane&#8217;s scathing criticism of captain Bruno Fernandes. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keane claimed that Fernandez was not captain material from what he saw during the Red Devil&#8217;s 3-0 derby defeat to Manchester City on Sunday (29 October) after his &#8220;whinging and moaning&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fernandes replaced Harry Maguire as captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2023\/jul\/20\/bruno-fernandes-confirmed-as-manchester-uniteds-new-captain\">ahead of the new season<\/a>, but amid Man United&#8217;s struggles on and off the field, many have claimed that Erik ten Hag&#8217;s decision was incorrect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;He&#39;s the opposite to what I would want in a captain!&quot;<br><br>Roy Keane says he would take the captaincy off Bruno Fernandes \ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r8ynceAum8\">pic.twitter.com\/r8ynceAum8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsPL\/status\/1718698182631379396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Portugal international has been a standout for the club since his arrival from Sporting Lisbon in 2020, scoring 66 goals in all competitions, but his antics on the field have left fans questioning his leadership abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, a lack of options for a replacement for the 29-year-old has left United fans split over who should become the new captain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some fans were eager to see the injured Lisandro Martinez take the armband from Fernandes after his strong performances this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As far as am concerned there&#39;s no captain in that team maybe Martinez can be one but the current players no one , so id you think it should be British players again then sorry.<\/p>&mdash; Savage (@Savage3921351) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Savage3921351\/status\/1718701876483346603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lisandro Martinez is a captain material pls<\/p>&mdash; Abba zahra (@nurexkt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nurexkt\/status\/1719355416256172403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Other fans &#8220;don&#8217;t care&#8221; if their opinion is unpopular and have pointed to strong leaders in the squad, including Casemiro, Raphael Varane and Luke Shaw, as suitable successors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Man United lack captain choices?<br><br>Rafael Varane?<br>Casemiro?<\/p>&mdash; Jordan (@jordygreaves) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordygreaves\/status\/1719120406433448380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m just gonna put this out there and I don\u2019t care if this is unpopular but I\u2019ve said this all season &#8211; BRUNO SHOULD NOT BE OUR CAPTAIN &#8211; give it varane, Shaw or Casemiro<\/p>&mdash; Katie Louise (@katiethxmson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katiethxmson\/status\/1718967183101813243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One fan was very keen to see Varane take the armband while suggesting that the club&#8217;s inability to see the Frenchman in this role shows they are &#8220;disoriented&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Varane should be captain and the fact that you don&#39;t see any alternatives clearly shows how disoriented your club is right now<\/p>&mdash; Onesimo_Frank (@Onesimo_Frank) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Onesimo_Frank\/status\/1719198465668890943?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another supporter suggested Casemiro should take the captaincy, but only for the short-term, while claiming the armband is a real distraction for Fernandes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I would love bruno to get bk to his best captaining the team really a distraction for him .. casemiro should be captain.. for the short term but 3 hag devn rate him anymore<\/p>&mdash; danbris (@Danbris1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Danbris1\/status\/1718697591016161763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Casemiro should take over as captain&#8230;<\/p>&mdash; Genitorio Hifewa (@Genitorio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Genitorio\/status\/1719310023921197158?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One fan suggested an outsider for the role &#8211; academy graduate Scott McTominay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hot take of the day having caught up on the Manchester derby stuff.<br><br>McTominay should be captain of Man U right now, Casemiro Vice<\/p>&mdash; Jon Route (@FPL_JonRoute) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FPL_JonRoute\/status\/1719347075786158233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In other news, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/revealed-ben-clarke-arrives-at-man-united-after-securing-full-agreement-ahead-of-january-sources\/\"><em>Ben Clarke has arrived at Man United after securing a full agreement ahead of January.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man United fans have dropped their reaction to Roy Keane&#8217;s scathing criticism of captain Bruno Fernandes. Keane claimed that Fernandez was not captain material from what he saw during the Red Devil&#8217;s 3-0 derby defeat to Manchester City on Sunday (29 October) after his &#8220;whinging and moaning&#8221;. 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