At Old Trafford, the Dutchman’s captain admitted that the entire team must share some of the guilt.After he scored in Manchester United’s 1-1 Premier League match with Chelsea, Bruno Fernandes acknowledged that he apologized to Erik ten Hag after being fired.

In Sunday’s match at Old Trafford, the first top-flight match after the Dutchman was fired, Moises Caicedo’s superb goal negated the midfielder’s penalty.

After Ten Hag was unable to turn things around, interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy will lead United until the November international break, when Ruben Amorim will take over.

Continue reading | Erik ten Hag was fired by Manchester United too soon, according to a hero.In a subsequent statement, Fernandes admitted that the team’s previous manager did not always deserve to be fired due to subpar performance at the club.

He told Sky Sports, “When the manager leaves, it is bad for everyone at the club.” “He bears the financial responsibility for the team’s subpar performance and results.

“You have to shoulder some of the responsibility when a manager leaves because the team isn’t performing up to par.

“Removing a manager is simpler. I apologized to Ten Hag, the manager, and expressed my disappointment that he had left. I feel accountable since we aren’t scoring goals.”

United defeated Leicester City 5-2 to advance to the Carabao Cup quarterfinals, winning their first match following Ten Hag’s dismissal in midweek.

They then host Super League Greece team PAOK in the UEFA Europa League, where they hope to win their first continental match of the season.