England legend rips into “pathetic” Bruno Fernandes after Manchester derby incident
England legend rips into “pathetic” Bruno Fernandes after Manchester derby incident 1 Former Premier League striker Alan Shearer didn’t mince his words as he slammed Bruno Fernandes for his role in Phil Foden’s sending-off. Heated moment Foden was given his marching orders by referee Michael Oliver in the 23rd minute after he was judged to have kicked out at Fernandes. The United skipper floored Foden and provoked a kick in return, with Fernandes then writhing on the ground. Foden and his City teammates passionately protested but it fell on deaf ears. It didn’t matter too much at the end for City as they scored a controversial goal in the 60th minute to condemn Michael Carrick and his players to a second loss of the 2026/27 Premier League season. VAR intervened to ratify Erling Haaland’s strike despite clear evidence that Enzo Fernandez, who was in an offside position, had made an attempt to head the ball. Speaking after the final whistle, City boss Enzo Maresca admitted that Foden...