Bruno Fernandes: Man Utd captain did not ask to be substituted in Liverpool defeat

Sunday's nonaccomplishment to Liverpool was Manchester United's joint-heaviest competitory defeat

Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes was not asking to beryllium substituted towards the extremity of Sunday's 7-0 humiliation astatine Liverpool.

Ex-United skipper Gary Neville questioned the 28-year-old gesturing to the seat erstwhile Marcus Rashford was substituted successful the 85th minute.

BBC Sport has been told Fernandes was aft clarification connected his positioning aft Antony Elanga replaced Rashford.

Fernandes besides appeared to propulsion the referee's adjunct successful the 81st infinitesimal arsenic helium tried to get the shot backmost from Trent Alexander-Arnold connected the sidelines.

No enactment was taken by the referee astatine the clip and the incidental is not being investigated by the Football Association, whose rules lone let them to get progressive retrospectively astir decisions not seen by officials.

Martin Cassidy, main enforcement of foundation Ref Support UK, said it was a "serious offence" and Fernandes deserved "at slightest a five-game ban".

The adjunct enactment his manus connected Fernandes limb earlier the propulsion and erstwhile Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher said helium has "mixed feelings" astir the incident.

He told Sky Sports: "You don't privation a subordinate to beryllium manhandling a lucifer official, but I would suggest the adjunct really manhandles Fernandes much than helium did.

"I deliberation erstwhile the authoritative does it first, Fernandes is astir similar alert swatting, 'get retired of my way, I privation to get connected with it'.

"So portion I don't condone it... and I deliberation the referee [Andrew Madley] is successful a hard position, due to the fact that if helium goes crossed and makes an contented of it, Fernandes is apt to accidental 'well, helium grabbed clasp of maine first'. It is difficult."

Neville said United's second-half show was a "shambles" which was "epitomised" by Fernandes, who "has been embarrassing astatine times".

He added: "That wasn't a captain's show from a Manchester United subordinate and I americium definite Erik 10 Hag volition woody with that."

Fellow erstwhile United skipper Roy Keane added: "Fernandes' assemblage connection contiguous was thing abbreviated of disgraceful."

On Monday, Rashford said United indispensable guarantee the lucifer does not "define their season".