Man United Fans Slam ‘Horrible’ Bruno Fernandes After Opening Day Defeat to Brighton

• Manchester United's fairly successful pre-season preparations for the new season were thrown out of the window on opening day
• The Red Devils were stunned in their own backyard by Brighton and Hove Albion on match day one of the 2022-23 Premier League season
• One player who was identified by the fans for backlash was Bruno Fernandes, who had an afternoon to forget

Fans of Manchester United could not help but call out Bruno Fernandes following the club's opening day 2-1 defeat in the Premier League.

The Portuguese creative midfielder was handed a starting berth in Erik Ten Hag's debut Premier League game against Brighton on Sunday, August 7.

What was expected to be a continuation of a largely positive pre-season tour rather ended in an opening-day defeat with quite a number of the first-team stars failing to excel.

Among the underwhelming performers from United, a cross-section of the fans singled out Bruno Fernandes for his quiet display on an afternoon he was expected to lead Man United to victory.

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After stumbling to a 2-1 defeat to Brighton at Old Trafford, supporters of the club took to social media to blast Fernandes.

@akaworldwide, who was clearly disappointed with the results, lashed out at the Portuguese:

"Bruno Fernandes is horrible."

@30YearsRed sarcastically tagged Bruno as a downfall to the sport:

"Has there ever been a bigger downfall in football than Bruno Fernandes since VAR stopped giving 20 penalties a game?"

Another fan, @deejayfaremi described Fernandes as a danger:

"Bruno Fernandes is a danger to Man United."

@cfbconspiracy said:

"Bruno Fernandes is playing as a false footballer."

@iamOkon tweeted:

"Bruno Fernandes can be frustrating."

Man United fall to opening day defeat to Brighton

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Erik Ten Hag was handed a nightmarish Premier League debut as Manchester United manager when his side stumbled to an opening day defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion.

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A brace from Pascal Gross rendered an own goal from Mac Allister only a consolation as the Seagulls clinched their maiden win over Man United at Old Trafford in the Premier League.

It would prove to be a big blow to Man United, who had a fairly positive pre-season and Ten Hag will have a massive task to remould the fortunes of the club this season.