‘Any Man Utd player who wants to lose should leave’ – Captain Bruno Fernandes warns teammates after Man Utd lost 1-3 to Brighton in round 22 of the Premier League

‘Any Man Utd player who wants to lose should leave’ – Captain Bruno Fernandes warns teammates after Man Utd lost 1-3 to Brighton in round 22 of the Premier League

I’m not here to lose and be in the situation I’m in. I know no one in the dressing room is like that, but if anyone is like that, they can’t stay,” Fernandes said.

The Man Utd captain admitted that the loss to Brighton was completely unstable. He called on his teammates to “play bravely and show more belief” to move the team forward.

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The loss on the evening of January 19 was Man Utd’s sixth defeat in the last seven matches against Brighton in the Premier League. Of which, the “Red Devils” lost three matches at Old Trafford.

When asked about the disappointing head-to-head record, Fernandes replied: “It doesn’t matter how many times they beat us. The main problem is that we didn’t get three points today. Brighton played well and deserved to win, congratulations.”

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Man Utd coach Ruben Amorim also admitted that Brighton deserved to win three points. He said he would not change his tactical style, and called on fans to be patient until the team got into the groove and played better.

According to the Daily Mail, Brighton beat Man Utd convincingly. The visitors controlled the match, then scored three goals from three shots on target. Meanwhile, Man Utd only had one shot on target from Fernandes’ successful penalty.

Brighton opened the scoring in the fifth minute, when Kaoru Mitoma broke through and passed to Yakuba Minteh to put the ball past Andre Onana. Man Utd equalized thanks to Fernandes, but could not come back. In the second half, Onana made a mistake that led to Mitoma’s goal to make it 2-1 in the 61st minute and Georginio Rutter’s goal to seal the 3-1 victory in the 76th minute.

Man Utd are currently ranked 13th The Premier League, with 26 points from 22 games, is 12 points behind the European places and 10 points above the relegation zone. Brighton are four places above and eight points ahead. Man Utd have lost six of their last nine Premier League games. At the start of the season, former coach Erik Ten Hag lost just four of his first nine games.