Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has been advised to strip Bruno Fernandes of the club’s captaincy.
Former manager and footballer Alan Pardew suggested that Fernandes may struggle to manage his emotions, making him less suited for the leadership role.
Speaking to talkSPORT, Pardew said, “You’ve got your skipper out there. You’ve got a technical skipper, when you’ve got a technician as a skipper, I think it’s always dangerous because they’re going to have off games.
“Even (Christian) Eriksen in his prime, (Michel) Platini in his prime, they’d have the off day. They were technical players.
“(Against Liverpool), it was never Fernandes because (United) never had the ball enough. Defensively, he’s not been called upon.”
“How can he lead the team? It’s a very difficult one for him. I actually think it would be better for him as a footballer to take it off him,” he added