Fernandes may just be United’s most reliable custodian in the age of Ratcliffe
RYAN PIERSE/GETTY IMAGES Bruno Fernandes has taken on a talismanic aura at Old Trafford and also been invaluable to the club on the pitch this season There is a kind of insoluble romance here: a guy who has wedded his peak years to this listing ghost ship 26 Mar 2026 The Guardian Jonathan Liew The video of Bruno Fernandes kicking in the door is very good, if you haven’t already seen it. In a way, it explains a lot. His Sporting team are drawing 1-1 at Boavista in 2019 and Fernandes has just been sent off for a fully deserved second yellow. As he stalks down the tunnel he takes furious aim at the two doors, the sheer force of the kick knocking him off his feet. The doors make a magnificent shotgun sound, but do not yield. “Fuck you!” Fernandes shouts as Boavista security guards try to intervene. “I’ll pay for the fucking doors! Go fuck yourselves!” You can read into this little vignette whatever you like. Probably nothing. Let’s not rule out “nothing” as a possibility here. Others ...