Rio Ferdinand argues that Bruno Fernandes' absence is a key reason for the latest Man United slump.
"Can I just say one thing? Please look in my eyes, please. All of you people who are saying Bruno out, again, I want humble pie eaten,” Ferdinand stated on his Vibe with FIVE podcast.
"Because, in the last couple of games, creativity has been a big issue for us. And without that man in our team, we don’t create noise, let alone chances. Trust me.
"So all these people who keep saying, ‘yeah, but he’s not this, he’s not that’, the guy creates chances, scores goals, but more importantly, creates chances for others, and makes other players look better. When he hasn’t played, every other attacking player has looked worse off.
"The moment he plays, they all look better because he’s getting in positions to score goals and have chances at goal. And it really winds me up massively when I hear people saying he’s rubbish."
Availability has been Bruno's strongest quality: before missing the Crystal Palace and Arsenal games, he has never been sidelined from a Man United game with an injury.
In April, Fernandes scored six goals in five games before picking up the knee issue. There's no certainty over his involvement in the last week of the season.
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