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Bruno Fernandes accepted chants from Manchester United fans that he’s “not fit to wear the shirt” following the damaging defeat to Brighton.
The problems throughout the Old Trafford club have reared their heads on a number of occasions this season. Indeed, a 9-0 aggregate loss to Liverpool would be a pertinent starting point.
Such performances have seen the Red Devils go from having optimism in August to now fearing the worst.
And on Saturday, Brighton put another nail in Man Utd‘s coffin for their campaign with a 4-0 win.
The Seagulls opened the scoring after 15 minutes through Moises Caicedo. However, Marc Cucurella, Pascal Gross and Leandro Trossard added to the misery for United – and to the delight for Brighton.
Fernandes told Sky Sports of the humiliating evening for the Red Devils: “The result is what it is. It is not good enough.
“They outplayed us. They always had a solution. Pressed us better and they deserved the result.
“A little bit of everything [went wrong]. Quality. Mentality. They deserved to win and we deserve to be in the position we are in now.
“It’s something that we have to look and be embarrassed because that was not good enough from us and we have to do much better.”
The travelling United fans at the Amex Stadium subsequently chanted “You’re not fit to wear the shirt” at the players.
When asked about the chant, the Portugal midfielder added: “I