Bruno Fernandes BURGLED during Man United's defeat in Como: Police confirm 'number of items' stolen from his family home while he was away in Italy

Published: 12:49 EDT, 22 October 2026 | Updated: 13:13 EDT, 22 October 2026 Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes had his house burgled while playing in his club's defeat against Como in Italy on Wednesday night. The Portuguese midfielder's luxury Cheshire home in Nether Alderley was targeted by thieves at around 8.30pm - just as United were getting taken apart in their calamitous 4-1 Champions League loss. A source told Daily Mail Sport that the player's family were not at the property and that the thieves were thought to have been in and out in about five minutes. A spokesperson for Cheshire Police said: 'At around 8.30pm on Wednesday 21 October, police were called to reports of suspicious activity at an address in the Alderley Park area of Nether Alderley.'The caller reported three unknown men in the rear garden of a neighbouring property. Officers attended the scene and on arrival there was no trace of the suspects.'However, officers discovered that there had been a burglary at the address and a number of items had been stolen.'Police are reviewing CCTV from surrounding properties in an effort to hunt down the gang. Fernandes had his house burgled while he was on duty for Man United at Como on Wednesday Fernandes came in for criticism after the game against Cesc Fabregas' team for his apparent criticism of manager Michael Carrick and his coaching staff. A week after Lisandro Martinez had taken aim at his Old Trafford bosses – and director of football Jason Wilcox in particular – Fernandes broke ranks to question why United were so passive again.He said: ‘It's a decision from the staff to not press man to man and sometimes leave space behind and try to get the ball, wait for them, but sometimes when you give space to these teams they get confidence.’Asked if he meant that Carrick got his tactics wrong, Fernandes added: ‘That's on the manager and staff to say, not me.‘Sometimes you have to be more brave under pressure, take the risk of pressing high and making them uncomfortable. As you saw with Como, the centre back was coming to mark me in my own half. We need to do that as a team but we were unable to. ‘A team that plays through the middle with small connections, if you give them too much time and space then they can hurt you out wide.’