Manchester United 's stand-in captain Bruno Fernandes faces a one-match suspension after being shown a controversial yellow card during Sevilla 's visit to Old Trafford on Thursday. The Portuguese, who was furious with the referee's decision, is set to sit out the return fixture in Spain next week. He was therefore livid when referee Felix Zwayer showed him yellow for a close-range handball just before the break. But the punishment is set to stand regardless, and former United academy product Robbie Savage slammed the call while on commentary duties with BT Sport. Fans also laid into the match official for his first-half display, with @PaoloWalnuts writing on Twitter: "That is a ridiculous yellow card for Fernandes.

Source: Express April 13, 2023 20:02 UTC