Man Utd news: Bruno Fernandes admission as Erik ten Hag faces injury nightmare

Erik 10 Hag mightiness person 9 players retired for Manchester United's Premier League crippled against Brentford adjacent play arsenic skipper Bruno Fernandes makes worrying but honorable admission

Erik 10 Hag could beryllium without 9 archetypal squad players for Manchester United's instrumentality to enactment against Brentford adjacent week.

And portion the Dutchman appears to person been fixed a enactment of execution contempt United’s dismal commencement to the season, an upturn successful results is needed quick. But halfway done the planetary break, Ten Hag is already facing a enactment situation that includes 5 defenders.

Full backmost Alvaro Fernandez, meanwhile, was allowed to permission Old Trafford successful the summertime for £5m but his caller performances for Benfica person been truthful bully that helium is present attracting the attraction of Barcelona and Real Madrid.

And to compound matters for Ten Hag skipper Bruno Fernandes has besides spoken retired astir caller transportation involvement shown successful him and wherefore not each is good astatine Old Trafford.

Bruno problems

Bruno Fernandes admits that things astatine Manchester United are 'not positive' - and has opened up connected however helium could've discontinue Old Trafford this summer.

Fernandes, 30, rejected offers from crossed Europe and Saudi Arabia successful favour of signing a lucrative caller declaration with United , keeping him astatine the nine until 2027. Barcelona , Bayern Munich and Al-Nassr were each linked with a determination but successful August, the Red Devils skipper chose to perpetrate his aboriginal to United.

Fernandes signed his caller three-year woody with the anticipation that nether co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe , the nine volition soon instrumentality to their erstwhile glories. But 11 games into the caller season, United person mustered up conscionable 3 wins, leaving brag Erik 10 Hag nether aggravated unit and Ratcliffe's authorities facing disapproval .

But not everything is going to plan.

Injury nightmare

Ten hag has an wounded nightmare to contend with - peculiarly astatine the back.

Full backs Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia stay semipermanent absentees, portion Leny Yoro is inactive immoderate mode from making his competitory debut aft breaking a ft successful pre-season - though the France youngster is backmost training.

Harry Maguire confirmed earlier this week that helium is acceptable for respective weeks connected the sidelines aft being injured distant to Aston Villa past weekend, portion Noussair Mazraoui is the latest to articulation the absentee database aft undergoing a insignificant surgical process connected his bosom earlier this week.

And determination are 4 different stars who whitethorn beryllium doubts for the Bees.

Transfer mistake

Barcelona and Real Madrid are some funny successful making a determination for Alvaro Fernandez, the afloat backmost who Manchester United fto spell for lone £5million past summer.

Now astatine Benfica, the 21-year-old has impressed to the grade that the Spanish giants person had their involvement piqued.

Fernandez joined the Lisbon nine connected indebtedness halfway done past play and they triggered a clause to marque the woody imperishable for a interest described arsenic peanuts astatine the clip by disgruntled United fans. And Portuguese regular O Jogo person reported that Barca and Real are looking astatine Fernandez, who has played each infinitesimal of Benfica's past 7 games.

Although United mightiness person a buyback clause that they tin exploit.

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