Fred has now publicly mentioned that it ‘wasn’t the greatest night‘ after he was shipped off for Manchester United during their Champions League thrashing to Paris Saint-Germain.
The Brazilian midfielder was provided his walking orders in the second-half following a second bookable offence for a nasty foul on previous colleague Ander Herrera.
Fred was blessed to even be on the pitch by that stage subsequent to getting away from a specific red card when he headbutted PSG midfielder Leandro Paredes in the main half. The 27-year-old was shipped off only seconds after United had fallen 2-1 behind through Marquinhos’ work as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was declining to substitute Fred prior. The red card changed the course of the game as United felt it difficult to then control the tempo of the game and Neymar punished their sloppy play by scoring a late third goal.
After the match, many pundits and fans criticized Fred for not keeping his cool and earning an unnecessary yellow card which should have been red. And after being silent, Fred has finally spoken on that incident. Taking to web-based media after the match the Brazilian thought about the thrashing and communicated something specific of conviction to the United fans.
He said: “It wasn’t the best night, but we kept working for the best.“
Fred then mentioned on his Instagram account: “Always strong mind. We are United! #MUFC.”
Fred’s red card implies he will miss the crucial Group H excursion to confront RB Leipzig one week from now, with United realizing they will meet all requirements for the knockout stages as long as they evade rout. Manchester United will trust his nonappearance doesn’t cost them in Germany. Just like Fred, even Solskjaer has conceded that he ought to have taken Fred off at half-time on Wednesday night.
It was a tactical idea that totally backfired and no one can argue on that.
