In the first half of Manchester United’s Premier League match against Fulham, Bruno Fernandes had the opportunity to give Ruben Amorim’s team the lead, but the Portuguese skipped his attempt over the bar. The skipper’s blunder was explained by Gary Neville, who has since come under fire on the internet.
Once more, after losing to Arsenal 1-0 on the first weekend, the Red Devils showed promise in certain areas against Marco Silva’s team, but their performance in the last third ultimately let them down, as shown by Fernandes’ mistake from 12 yards out.
Neville, 50, thinks he has identified what unsettled him before the penalty. The central midfielder, who is considered to be among the top penalty takers in world football, has never produced such a poor effort from the spot.
Neville Slammed for Bruno Fernandes Penalty Assessment
Referee Chris Kavanagh first dismissed any protestations from the visiting team after Fulham defender Calvin Bassey wrestled United’s Mason Mount to the ground, giving Amorim’s team the ideal opportunity to take the lead going into halftime.
Nevertheless, the penalty was awarded after a closer examination of the in-the-box incident on the pitchside monitor. To the pleasure of the home contingent, Fernandes stepped up, but his attempt was unexpectedly blasted over the bar.
“He picked the ball up. It was the referee maybe. He’s given him a little bit of a bump by accident,” Neville said before adding that Fernandes looked unnerved as he re-adjusting himself for the penalty. “He goes back and it just unnerved him a little bit.”
“I thought it was because the referee was just readjusting players at the edge of the box but it’s not. He was still having a go at the ref, Bruno Fernandes. He feels it might have been a bit clumsy.”
Some people on the internet think Neville’s evaluation is correct. Bruno was ruined there by Kavanagh. Another wrote: “Kavanagh proper rattled Bruno before the penalty there. His head was on Mars after that bump and he never recovered after the miss.” Not the captain’s typical cool penalty.
Although some supporters concur with the former defender-turned-pundit, most think he is just “blaming” the referee for Fernandes’ poor attempt from 12 yards out. “Listen to Neville with all the excuses for Bruno,” someone commented on X.
“Gary Neville blaming Bruno skying a penalty on the referee bumping into him 30 seconds before,” a second supporter said before adding: “Is Gary Neville blaming the referee for Bruno Fernandes skying the penalty?”
“’The referee giving him a slight nudge unnerved him a little bit.’ Gary Nevile on why Bruno Fernandes skied his penalty out of Craven Cottage. The level of bias is genuinely so cringe.”
“Enjoying some more unbiased Gary Neville commentary on the Manchester United game yet again. Blaming the referee for Bruno Fernandes missing his penalty just normal stuff,” a final said in utter disbelief of Neville’s remarks.
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