Fernandes criticizes the referee after penalty miss: Reaction of the Manchester United captain

Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United captain, expressed his discontent with referee Chris Kavanagh after the 1-1 draw against Fulham. The player criticized that the referee did not apologize for his involvement in Fernandes’ penalty miss. The match, played on Sunday, saw the “Red Devils” draw after a goal from Emile Smith Rowe canceled out Leny Yoro’s opening goal. Previously, Fernandes had the opportunity to put his team ahead from the penalty spot, but missed. When placing the ball for the penalty, Fernandes collided with referee Kavanagh as he prepared for the run-up, forcing him to repeat the process.

It bothered me because the referee didn’t apologize. That’s what triggered me at that moment, but that’s not the excuse for missing the penalty.

Bruno Fernandes

Fernandes admitted that his shot was poor, but his frustration centered on the referee’s lack of apology. The soccer player stated that, as a penalty taker, he has his own routines and that the incident affected him. The Portuguese midfielder also expressed his disappointment at not getting the victory in the match.

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.

Bruno Fernandes

Manchester United has yet to achieve its first victory of the season, after losing at home against Arsenal the previous week.