Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes believes the challenge on James Maddison which got him sent off in Sunday’s 3-0 home defeat by Tottenham was “never a red card”. A month that started with a heavy Old Trafford loss to rivals Liverpool ended with another humbling by the same scoreline against top-four rivals Spurs.

Erik Ten Hag's side went down to ten men and shipped three goals in defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford.

Bruno Fernandes saw red as Tottenham cruised past misfiring Manchester United 3-0 and increased the heat on manager Erik ten Hag. Sunday’s Old Trafford encounter was a chance for these top-four hopefuls to kickstart campaigns that had begun in similarly topsy-turvy fashion.