MEN: Man Utd leaders Bruno Fernandes & Maguire involved in tunnel spat at St. James’ Park

Manchester United captain stalwarts Bruno Fernandes and Harry Maguire reportedly took part in a tunnel spat with Newcastle United midfielder Joelinton .

The Magpies and the Red Devils clashed heads in a midweek Premier League fixture at St. James’ Park that ended with a 2-1 victory for the home side.

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Man Utd were given a numerical advantage when Jacob Ramsey was shown a second yellow card towards the end of the first half for simulation. Nevertheless, Anthony Gordon gave Newcastle a surprising lead shortly afterwards.

Fernandes, who gave away the spot-kick, swiftly made amends by providing the assist for Casemiro’s instant equaliser, but the Geordies had the last laugh, snatching a 90th-minute winner with a daring counterattack that culminated with a brilliant finish from William Osula.

Newcastle and Man United share one of the most famous rivalries in English football, so their encounters often entail heated moments, and Wednesday’s contest was no exception.

As reported by the Manchester Evening News journalist Steven Railston, a tense argument erupted between the players while they were heading to the half-time break.

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Maguire seemed to be complaining about something while talking to Man Utd assistant coach Steve Holland. Then suddenly Joellinton appeared and started mouthing off at the big defender.

The outspoken Fernandes naturally intervened and ended up exchanging unpleasant words with the Brazilian midfielder. Bruno was perhaps reminding his opponent that he was lucky to stay on the pitch following his sarcastic applause following the referee’s decision to send off Ramsey.

The two players had to be kept apart by their teammates and the technical staff.

At this crucial part of the season, this sort of heated arguments are almost inevitable, especially when arch-rivals meet.

Moreover, Bruno and Maguire both had reason to be slightly more agitated than usual. The Portuguese captain had only committed a defensive blunder a few minutes earlier that led to Newcastle’s opener.

(Bruno’s stats via FotMob )

On the other hand, Maguire was on the receiving end of a suspended 21-month sentence from a Greek court due to an infamous incident that dates back to a family vacation in 2020.