Manchester United undroppable at risk of Premier League suspension vs Everton

Captain Bruno Fernandes will be walking a disciplinary tightrope when Manchester United take on Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon.

The attacking-midfielder, who scored in Portugal's 2-0 win over Iceland last weekend, is just one booking away from being handed a one-match suspension in the Premier League. Fernandes has been cautioned four times already this season and a fifth booking will result in a ban.

The 29-year-old collected his fourth yellow card of the season in the latter stages of the derby against Manchester City on October 29, meaning he has been treading a fine line in each of the Reds' last two league outings. He escaped the referee's notebook against both Fulham and Luton Town.

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Fernandes was also booked in United's clashes with Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest and Brighton & Hove Albion earlier this season. Interestingly, three of his four cautions this term have been earned in added time, with two coming in second half injury time and one in first half injury time.

The midfielder, who has scored four goals and registered three assists for the Reds so far this season, has played every minute of United's Premier League campaign so far this term, meaning the prospect of losing him at any stage in the near future will force Erik ten Hag and his players into uncharted territory. As a side note, the Reds have not started a league game without Fernandes since November 6 last year.

Fernandes, on that occasion, served a one-match ban, missing United's 3-1 defeat to Aston Villa at Villa Park just a few weeks before the World Cup. He earned