Bruno staying is a good call but a call he should not have taken

PROBABLY - no, definitely - the most interesting five minutes of the recent Europa League final in Bilbao came soon after the last whistle of a truly abject football match.

- ANDY DUNN

Bruno Fernandes, to his credit, fronted up as he always does. Unsolicited, in front of a knot of reporters in the bowels of Estadio de San Mames, he suggested he would understand if Manchester United wanted to sell him and move on without him.

At that point, any elite club worth its salt would surely have thought long and hard about selling him and moving on.

This is Manchester United we are talking about.

For all his foibles on the field, Fernandes is a good guy. Off the pitch, he represents United brilliantly, speaks well and comes across as a fine captain. He is a good guy and a very good player.

But for him to now be lauded for deciding to stay at Old Trafford is not a good reflection of what the club has become.