Manchester United Captain Bruno Fernandes Gives Excuse for Missing Penalty Against Fulham
- Manchester United played a 1-1 draw against Fulham in their second Premier League 2025/26 season match
- Emile Smith Rowe's second-half strike cancelled out teammate Rodrigo Muniz's own goal
- Captain Bruno Fernandes has explained his penalty miss in the first half, which angered the fans
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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has opened up on his penalty miss during the 1-1 draw against Fulham, and it has sparked anger among the fans.
United missed the chance to bounce back from their opening day defeat to Arsenal at Old Trafford and had another dismal performance against Fulham.
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Rodrigo Muniz turned in Lenny Yoro’s goal-bound effort into his own net before Alex Iwobi assisted Emile Smith Rowe to even out the odds for the home team.
The Red Devils sit in the relegation zone after picking up one point in their opening two matches as pressure begins to build on manager Ruben Amorim.
Bruno Fernandes explains penalty miss
One of the talking points in the match was captain Bruno Fernandes skying a penalty in the first half after Calvin Bassey was penalised for a handball.
There was an issue between Fernandes and referee Chris Kavanaugh after the official bumped into the player, which he blamed for making him miss the spotkick.
“I was upset. As a penalty-taker, you have your own routines, your own things that you do,” he told Sky Sports after the match.
“It upset me because the referee didn’t apologise. That is what triggered me in that moment, but that’s not an excuse for missing the penalty.
“I had a very bad hit on the ball. I put my foot too under the ball, and that’s why it ended up going over the bar.”
@Mlilvic wrote:
“You needed to play a penalty, instead of focusing on that he's more worried about the referee clashing with him ended up shooting the ball like an amateur.”
@_itszyn wrote:
“No way he has an excuse for missing a penalty. The ref has done enough by gifting you the penalty, and as a player, you are meant to be completely zoned in before taking it, regardless of what's going on around. This is not how a captain should respond.”
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@AFCMinded wrote:
“People were holding this guy up as a great captain, and here he is blaming the ref for the reason he put the penalty into someone's backyard.”
“Bruno owned up to the miss, which is fair, but blaming the ref for not apologising feels a bit odd. At the end of the day, penalties come down to composure; he’ll know he has to do better next time.”
Amorim reacts to Fernandes’ penalty miss
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim did not dwell on the penalty miss because he believes Fernandes was sad at the miss because of how responsible he is.
“In the first half we were there, we missed a penalty...Fernandes has so much responsibility with him that I felt the lack of joy [when he missed] and he was thinking in the past. Now we have to move forward no matter what happens,” he told BBC Sports.
The Red Devils face Grimsby next in the second round of the League Cup, before returning to Old Trafford to face newly-promoted Burnley at the weekend.
Manchester United set unwanted record
Legit.ng reported that Manchester United set an unwanted record after playing a frustrating 1-1 draw against Fulham in their second league match.
The Red Devils have picked up the fewest points among all Premier League clubs since April, including Leicester City, which was relegated in May.
Source: Legit.ng
