Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag was furious at Fulham on Thursday for a TikTok video that made fun of his captain Bruno Fernandes.
"It is not right. It is absolutely not right that a clip makes such statements. It is totally out of order and they were wrong so they should apologise for this," Ten Hag said in his press conference.
Fulham's video suggested that Bruno Fernandes feigned injury during Manchester United's 2-1 loss to the London side at Old Trafford last weekend.
Erik Ten Hag expects Fernandes and Raphael Varane, who both played against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup fifth round win on Wednesday despite injury concerns, will be fit for the Premier League clash with reigning champions Manchester City. "They (Fernandes and Varane) fought to be part of the game and they came out of it well so I think they will be available for Sunday as well," Ten Hag said.
Much of Thursday's pre-game press conference focused on the much-maligned Portugal international Fernandes, who Ten Hag defended as a passionate and creative player. "He is creating the most chances in the Premier League," the Dutchman said. "You see opponents are targeting him and especially Saturday (against Fulham) when he had the knock and they see it, then I feel that the refereeing should protect him."
- With Agency input
