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Stephen Killen

Bruno Fernandes told he's a problem for Ralf Rangnick and Manchester United

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes feels Bruno Fernandes could be a problem in Ralf Rangnick's system.

The Portuguese playmaker was instrumental in the Reds' opener but soon witnessed his performance decline as they slumped to successive draws.

Scholes admitted he feels sorry for the 63-year-old manager but claimed that Fernandes poses a worry due to his lack of positional sense as he questions the attitude of the squad.

He told BT Sport: "What I saw was the players weren't working hard enough to stop another team playing football.

"You look at the teamsheet, there's a lot of talent, very good players, you could name every single one of them but with talent you have to work hard as well.

"I feel sorry for the manager, he's clearly trying his best to set this team up to play against this type of team, they're either not listening and can't do it or they don't want to do it.

"It's very difficult when you're sat here to understand, we don't know what's going on with the training field, the attitude of the players, we're hearing bits and bobs."

The Premier League winner added: "What I would say about the manager is that he did seem to change a lot during the game, I think at least four or five times, he tried to swap it, he started with a 4-3-3 with Scott [McTominay] holding, Fernandes and Pogba playing a bit higher, brought Pogba back shoved Fernandes up.

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"I think Fernandes could be a bit of a problem, he's a talented lad, he scored so many great goals but he's all over the pitch.

"A coach would tell you better, from a defensive point of view, how can you set up when you have no idea where the start of it [is], how can you set traps for teams where you don't know where some of the players are going to be?

"You see Pogba wandering about sometimes left-back, right-back, at the end of the game he's playing behind Dalot. They're either not taking the instructions in or they don't want to."

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