Bruno Fernandes reveals what James Maddison told him after Man United red card vs Tottenham

Bruno Fernandes has slammed the decision to send him off in Manchester United's defeat to Tottenham, revealing James Maddison agreed it was harsh for him to be shown a red card.

United needed to get back to winning ways against Tottenham after drawing against FC Twente in midweek, but Spurs took the lead after just three minutes through Brennan Johnson.

The tone for an awful afternoon at Old Trafford was set from that moment and Fernandes received a red card at the end of the first half to add to United's problems.

Dejan Kulusevski made it 2-0 three minutes after half-time and Dominic Solanke rubbed salt in United's wounds when making it 3-0 from a corner in the 77th minute.

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United were dominated by Tottenham and thousands of fans made an early exit from Old Trafford as an under-pressure Erik ten Hag watched on.

The decision to keep Ten Hag in the summer following FA Cup success split opinion and the conversation around the manager's future is growing louder again after an awful start.

After the game, Fernandes volunteered to speak to Sky Sports and he hit out at the decision to send him off. "I let my teammates down," he said. "I do appreciate everything they did on the pitch and obviously it was tough for them. We didn't start the game well with 11 vs 11.

"Then we got the situation with the red card and I think they did very well. We conceded another two goals and it was difficult to cover all the spaces, but I think there are many good things we can take away from this. The resilience of the team was there and I'm proud of the team.

"Obviously nobody likes to be sent off and it's not a good feeling seeing my