Bruno Fernandes has shown Manchester United captaincy material with reaction to overblown debate

If you somehow managed to miss Manchester United's 7-0 shellacking at the hands of Liverpool last week you may well be forgiven for thinking Bruno Fernandes committed some unthinkable, unforgivable, crime against the fundamental understanding of civilised society. We're talking life in prison stuff - that has been the level of outcry over the last few days.

Gary Neville kicked things off on commentary when the game was still being played, labelling Fernandes a 'disgrace' and using his expert understanding of body language to ascertain from over 50 yards away that he was demanding to be substituted after the sixth goal.

He was the first but he was nowhere near the last. Paul Parker went for 'childish and petulant brat,' Roy Keane, a man renowned for keeping his cool at all times also thought his actions were 'disgraceful' and then an array of insightful radio pundits who definitely believe in their opinions and don't give bizarre, hyperbolic takes just to generate rage clicks continued the pile-on.

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What were Fernandes' misdeeds? You ask. Well, feigning injury after a brush of contact, briefly putting his hands on an official and looking a bit peeved when his team was getting battered. Lock him up and lob the key in the Mersey.

We all know a controversy makes the world go round but the furore over Fernandes' action at Anfield this past week has been the most embarrassing moral panic since QAnon. Criticising his abject display is absolutely fair enough, as with every other member of the starting XI, but questioning his integrity as a man and doing the mental gymnastics to conclude 'slightly annoyed player = horrible leader who should never disgrace the