Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United captain, expressed his discontent with referee Chris Kavanagh after the 1-1 draw against Fulham. The player criticized the referee’s lack of apology after an incident involving a missed penalty.
The match, where Emile Smith Rowe equalized the score after Leny Yoro’s initial goal, saw Fernandes miss a penalty in the first half. The Portuguese player collided with referee Kavanagh while preparing to take the penalty, forcing him to repeat his routine.
I was annoyed. The referee didn’t apologize. That’s what bothered me at the time, but that’s not the excuse for missing the penalty.Bruno Fernandes falló un penalti en la primera mitad para el Manchester United después de que Chris Kavanagh se interpusiera en su carrera.Fernandes admitted that his shot was poor, but highlighted the lack of an apology from the referee as a factor that affected him. “I had a bad hit on the ball. I put my foot too far under the ball and that’s why it ended up going over the crossbar,” he explained.
The Manchester United still hasn’t achieved its first victory of the season, after losing at home against Arsenal the week before the match against Fulham. Fernandes didn’t hide his disappointment at letting points slip at Craven Cottage.
“We can’t be satisfied with a point. We came here to win the match. We were defending very well, but they scored their goal in one of them. For us, it’s very disappointing not to win the match today,” he concluded.
