Bruno Fernandes reveals James Maddison view seconds after red card in Man Utd loss

Bruno Fernandes has revealed what James Maddison told him as he walked off the pitch after receiving his marching orders in ‘s chastening defeat to .

The Red Devils endured a horror afternoon at Old Trafford, with Brennan Johnson putting Spurs ahead inside just three minutes as the visitors dominated the early proceedings.

Then things went from bad to worse as Fernandes was shown a straight red for lunging at James Maddison’s knee, although he clearly slipped just moments before the tackle. The Utd captain was left in dismay at the red card, and he has now shared what the playmaker told him.

Fernandes fronted up to Sky Sports after the final whistle, and was very honest as he said he ‘let my team-mates down’. However, he still doesn’t believe he should have been sent off for the challenge.

He said: “I don’t think anyone wants to see it, I don’t go in with my studs, I take it with my ankle. It’s a clear foul but never a red card.

“That’s my feeling and that’s what Maddison – when he gets up – you can see the image… he just said he never thought it was a red card. For everyone, you can see it’s not a red card. If we say this is a red card, then we have to take a look at many other incidents and I had many incidents when I get kicked.

“But I never witnessed something so quick coming up as a red card, I just think it’s never a red card. If he wants to give a yellow because it’s a counter-attack, but I don’t understand why they didn’t call the referee to the [VAR] screen.”

After Fernandes’ red, there was only going to be one winner going into the second-half. And quickly doubled their lead minutes into the last 45 as Dejan Kulusevski produced a fine finish.

Then got in on the act near the end, tapping home from close range unmarked to put the icing on the cake for ‘s side.

now have to pick themselves up ahead of another couple of tricky matches, with Ten Hag now fearing the sack after the dismal defeat at home.

The Red Devils face a tough task at Porto in the Europa League on Thursday before taking on Aston Villa away in the next Sunday afternoon, before players head on international duty.