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Appearing at Old Trafford, Saturday (25/9/2021), the Portuguese midfielder had the opportunity to equalize towards the end of the match. However, his shot from the spot failed to bear fruit.
Even though at that time there was still Cristiano Ronaldo, who was actually good at penalty kicks. Or there is also Edinson Cavani who just entered in the 82nd minute.
In response to this, Man United coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer defended Fernandes even though he missed a penalty. According to him, things like that are common in the world of football.
Solskjaer said he understood Fernandes’ failure to save Man United from defeat. “That’s football,” the Norwegian coach was quoted as saying by ESPN.
“He will step forward every day of the week for the club and the team and sometimes it doesn’t go your way. It’s a fine line between heaven and hell.”
There were actually two penalty executioner options for Man United in that match. They are Fernandes and Ronaldo who are both from Portugal. However, in the end it was Bruno who came forward as the executor.
Unfortunately, the ball that was kicked by Fernandes bounced over the crossbar which was escorted by Emiliano Martinez. After the match, many thought that Ronaldo was not happy with Solskjaer’s decision to hand over the task to his juniors.
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