Graeme Souness slams Man United star for ‘throwing in the towel’

Usually taking plaudits, this time the star was slammed

Speaking on the Three Up Front podcast on the absence of leadership in modern football, Souness stated that in fact a Red Devils player possessed this characteristic at times:

"When you look at leaders in the modern game, one example is at Manchester United which is one of the biggest institutions in world football," Souness stated.

"The club captain is Bruno Fernandes. When they were 3-0 down against Liverpool a couple of seasons ago, he just threw the towel in, he’s the captain!

"If anything, he should still be contributing, running around with enthusiasm and helping his teammates.

"I don’t think Fernandes can change that aspect of himself – it’s part of him. When he’s shrugging his shoulders and throwing his arms around, that’s just him."

Following this, the Liverpool legend went on to state how big players can often hide away in tough times, with instead young players taking up leadership:

"The most recent example was at the Euros," he added.

"When England were having a tough time with media it was [Jude] Bellingham – one of the youngest members of the group – who was up there talking to them on behalf of the team.

"He should’ve been one of the last ones to go up because it should’ve been the more senior players."