Bruno Fernandes expected to miss Newcastle United game as well | OneFootball

Manchester United produced a timid attacking display in their Premier League game against a nervy Arsenal side to end up losing 0-1 at Old Trafford on Sunday.

On the back of a 0-4 thumping at the hands of Crystal Palace, Erik ten Hag, fearful of another humiliation, decided to adopt a safety-first approach against the league leaders.

The team player much more compact as compared to recent games but another huge error from Casemiro allowed the Gunners to take the lead in the first half.

And the visitors never looked in danger of relinquishing that lead as the 20-time English league champions were content with keeping the ball and passing it among themselves instead of trying to force the issue with the clock running out.

United have sorely missed Bruno

Rasmus Hojlund once again hardly got any support while his current form just shows he is not ready to lead the line for the Red Devils and needs more help but the manager has no option but to keep playing him.

Alejandro Garnacho spurned a few presentable opportunities while the midfield lacked creativity as the Dutchman opted to minimise damage amid the ongoing injury crisis.

Skipper Bruno Fernandes’ absence has been felt a lot with the Portuguese missing two games in a row now, the first time that has happened since his move to the club.

Mason Mount was tried against the Eagles and he could not provide the cutting-edge that the Portugal international is so good at usually.

Against Mikel Arteta’s side, nobody in midfield had the silk needed to thread passes into the striker or attempt something spectacular.

Fernandes was spotted wearing a protective brace around his right hand which he broke during the FA Cup semi-final tie against Coventry City.

The Portuguese insisted on playing the following games against Sheffield United and Burnley but has now missed the last two. Whether it is because of his hand injury or something else entirely remains unknown.

Ten Hag had announced before the Arsenal game that the former Sporting Lisbon star was back in training but Amad Diallo got his first start against the North London side instead as the manager said the club captain could not make it in time.

Now Alex Crook of Talksport has revealed that the 29-year-old is unlikely to be fit for the upcoming Newcastle United encounter in midweek after the journalist had a conversation with the manager .

Bruno to miss Newcastle game

“Ten Hag also told @talkSPORT Bruno Fernandes is likely to miss Wednesday’s game v #NUFC,” Crook wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

United are currently languishing in eighth and are in danger of missing out on Europe altogether. The Magpies are in decent form having lost only once in their last five and are in sixth spot.

This will be another huge blow and Ten Hag is likely to adopt a similar method against Eddie Howe’s team like he did on Sunday to ensure a respectable loss in the end.

Hopefully, Fernandes can play the final league game of the season against Brighton and be fit for the FA Cup final against Manchester City on May 25.

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