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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes questioned Michael Carrick’s tactics in the wake of the club’s Champions League humiliation in Como. United were humbled 4-1 as their wretched season hit a new low and Carrick, who expressed his 'anger' at the performance, suffered his fifth defeat in 11 games. A week after Lisandro Martinez had taken aim at his Old Trafford bosses – and director of football Jason Wilcox in particular – Fernandes broke ranks to question why United were so passive again. He said: ‘It's a decision from the staff to not press man to man and sometimes leave space behind and try to get the ball, wait for them, but sometimes when you give space to these teams they get confidence.’ Asked if he meant that Carrick got his tactics wrong, Fernandes added: ‘That's on the manager and staff to say, not me. ‘Sometimes you have to be more brave under pressure, take the risk of pressing high and making them uncomfortable. As you saw with Como, the centre back was coming to mark...

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