Keane: The first thing Man United must do is take captaincy off Bruno Fernandes
Bruno Fernandes is the opposite of what Roy Keane would want in a captain and the Sky Sports pundit would strip the Portuguese international of the armband after Manchester United's 3-0 home derby defeat by Manchester City today.
Erling Haaland's double helped City secure derby day delight as lifeless United were outclassed in an embarrassing defeat.
Fernandes was ineffective in the game and booked late on for a petulant kick at Jeremy Doku. And Keane believes making Fernandes captain this season was a mistake by manager Erik ten Hag.
"The first thing I would do after today... I've been watching him again, I would take the captaincy off him, 100%.
"I know it's a big decision, they did change the captaincy with (Harry) Maguire. But Fernandes is not captain material. I think he's a talented player, no doubt about it, but what I saw today, I know we've discussed this many times before, at Liverpool last year, his whingeing, his moaning, his throwing his arms up in the air, it really isn't acceptable.
"After what we saw today, I would take that off him.
"You have to start somewhere. You're talking about making changes at board level, at manager level, I would start with that, because the manager is capable of doing that.
"And hold his hand up and say 'Listen i got it wrong'. Ferndandes is a brilliant footballer, but in terms of captain material, he is the opposite to what I would want in a captain."
Not that Keane believes that's the end of Manchester United's problems.
"The problem is for the manager he still doesn't know his best team. Ok he's got injuries, but I'd say his head is spinning with the problems he's got. Where do you start and where do you finish... the goalkeeper, the Maguire situation, Jonny Evans is
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