Carrick confirms ‘fully committed’ Fernandes will remain Man Utd captain
Michael Carrick insisted Bruno Fernandes remains "committed" to the cause at Manchester United and will continue as the club's captain against Chelsea this weekend. Fernandes was named on the bench for a Premier League game for United for only the sixth time last Sunday, with the Red Devils going down 3-0 at home to Bournemouth. It was the first time he had not started a match under Carrick, while it was the second time he was an unused substitute while at United, along with May 2025 against Brentford. The 32-year-old was dropped from United's starting line-up after questioning the tactics deployed by Carrick during a 4-1 defeat to Champions League debutants Como. United are without a win in their last eight matches across all competitions (D3 L5), last having a longer winless run between October and November 1988 (nine). Carrick will remain in charge of United's trip to Stamford Bridge…