Manchester United’s best captains have traditionally been macho men who played as if raised on red meat and Guinness. Warriors like Bryan Robson, Steve Bruce, Roy Keane and Wayne Rooney.
Bruno Fernandes isn’t like that, his nickname is The Squirrel rather than Captain Marvel, but Erik ten Hag has identified him as the right leader for his modern United. So far his judgement looks spot on.
It wasn’t that long ago Bruno’s whining was getting everyone down, even Gary Neville. The perception was he couldn’t flourish in the same team as Cristiano Ronaldo.