Ruben Amorim showed very little emotion towards Bruno Fernandes in a telling reaction to the star's sending off during Manchester United's damaging Boxing Day defeat at Wolves . The Portuguese manager replaced Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford in November, with fans of the Red Devils hoping to see an improved run of form for United through a fresh head coach. However, Amorim has failed to impress as of yet, achieving just two wins, one draw and four defeats in the Premier League since taking the reins.
His latest came in the form of a 2-0 thrashing from Wolves at Molineux on Thursday (December 26) – a game which was goalless until Fernandes was shown a second yellow card with 47 minutes played. The Portuguese midfield maestro was already on a yellow card when he clashed into Nelson Semedo after losing possession on the edge of the Wolves box. Fernandes thrust his arms into the air in disappointment before making his way down the tunnel in deflated fashion, and his manager's reaction to the incident spoke volumes.
Amorim blanked Fernandes as he passed him on the touchline, with a look of disappointment on his own face for all to see. Matheus Cunha opened the scoring for Wolves just 11 minutes after Fernandes' sending off, whipping a dangerous corner in from the left-hand side which went through the United defence and past a helpless Andre Onana , who was boxed off by Matt Doherty and Santiago Bueno. It went from bad to worse for United late into stoppage time, when Alejandro Garn.