Ruben Amorim undroppable is doing something that is becoming an issue at Manchester United

Marcus Rashford's form suddenly dropped off a cliff when he was given a lucrative new contract and history might be repeating itself with Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes this season.

Fernandes' finishing at the end of the first half against Bournemouth was poor - he wasted two big chances - and that game might have had a different outcome if he'd found the net.

His bad week then continued against Wolves on Boxing Day. Just minutes after play resumed following half-time, Fernandes was shown a second yellow card for a daft challenge on Nelson Semedo and he still insisted on protesting the decision with referee Tony Harrington.

The decision was reviewed by VAR and Fernandes received his marching orders, passing over the armband to Lisandro Martinez before he trudged off the pitch.

Ruben Amorim's reaction was telling. Amorim completely blanked Fernandes as he came off the pitch and he did the exact same to Rashford when he made his last appearance.

Amorim has been all smiles in press conferences but he has a ruthless side to him and he sent a message to Fernandes with his body language. United's head coach was furious because his appointed leader in the dressing room had let the team down in a moment of madness.

Fernandes didn't have to make the challenge and was always unlikely to win the ball. Semedo was bound to win the duel and it was no surprise to see Fernandes receive his third red card of the season, which is a remarkable statistic considering he'd never been sent off for United before this season.

United are being dragged into a relegation battle this season and Fernandes, who has been so consistent since signing from Sporting Lisbon in 2020, isn't having a great campaign.

It's certainly not a great look