Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes was sent off as his side slid to a 2-0 loss at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Thursday -- a fourth defeat in their last five Premier League games.

Amid fears that Man United will be without their captain for a trip to Liverpool, Bruno Fernandes' suspension length has now been explained.

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Manchester United's woeful form continued on Thursday with manager Ruben Amorim still opting to leave forward Marcus Rashford out of his plans. Rashford did not feature in United's 2-0 defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers,

Rashford was left out of the following game at Manchester City, after which he revealed he was “ready for a new challenge”, and was then omitted from the Tottenham and Bournemouth defeats. Ruben Amorim on Marcus Rashford's continued omission from Man Utd's matchday