Four moments vs Liverpool showed why Bruno Fernandes must change to keep Manchester United captaincy

The captaincy situation at Manchester United this season hasn't been particularly clear and when the club lifted its first trophy in six years at Wembley recently, the Carabao Cup was hoisted up by Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes.

Maguire remains club captain, a point he reinforced when speaking to reporters at Wembley a week last Sunday, but on matchday, it is Fernandes who tends to wear the armband. Maguire has started just 10 of United's 42 games this season.

Fernandes hands over the captaincy when Maguire comes off the bench but the picture isn't ideal and it could come to a head this summer, when the centre-back might seek to find first-team football elsewhere. But the question then is whether Fernandes is the man to take over as club captain.

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The attacking midfielder has generally led well this season and clearly takes pride in wearing the armband, but there are days when he looks a poor fit for the role and the shambolic destruction at Anfield on Sunday was one of those. Fernandes is a dreadful loser, which isn't necessarily a negative and his demanding standards when he first signed were hailed by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

But it does become a problem when his own frustrations supersede the role of being United captain, which is what happened in the second half against Liverpool. While this team continues to throw in games where they just fall apart, they need a leader who can steady the ship, rather than accentuating the problem by losing his own head.

Being a captain isn't just about leading during the good times. It's arguably more important that you can lead when all around you are beginning to panic, but Fernandes didn't do that on Sunday.