‘Screamed in frustration’: Fernandes spotted losing his rag at one teammate early on vs Brighton

Bruno Fernandes was spotted losing his rag at Benjamin Sesko in the first half of Manchester United’s FA Cup clash at home to Brighton and Hove Albion yesterday.At the time, the Red Devils were already trailing 1-0 via Brajan Gruda’s 12th-minute opener, leading to a cagey half-hour of action until the interval.Why Bruno Fernandes fumed at Benjamin Sesko(Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)In the build-up to half-time, United’s skipper played the ball to Sesko, who then conceded possession as he was unable to control the pass in time – prompting an infuriated reaction from Fernandes.“Fernandes just screamed in frustration as his pass to Sesko failed to be controlled by the centre-forward,” reported Manchester Evening News journalist Steven Railston on X/Twitter. “There was a little bit too much on it.”Sesko did go on to redeem himself in the closing stages when he netted United’s first goal of the tie. By that time, however, Brighton had already secured a second through former Red Danny Welbeck, and there were only five minutes plus stoppage time remaining.United make unwanted history with dismal Seagulls loss(Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)The defeat confirmed that United would be playing their fewest matches in a season since 1915.They were also knocked out of the League Cup as soon as they entered the competition, and had no form of European football to account for this term following last campaign’s Europa League final defeat and 15th-placed league finish.Next up is the second instalment of 2025/2026’s Manchester derbies at home, after which the Reds travel to face league leaders Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday, January 25.It remains to be seen who will be in charge of the upcoming run of fixtures.Read more: 62-app Utd man now earmarked as surprise target for struggling Euro giants, he’s ‘definitiely’ under consideration