‘I was upset’ – Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes wants apology from incident you may have missed

Bruno Fernandes may have failed to inspire Manchester United to a first win of the season – but it’s an apology from referee Chris Kavanagh that he is seeking. The 30-year-old blazed over a first-half penalty as the Red Devils were held to a 1-1 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday. GettyFernandes couldn’t direct his penalty on target as United’s early season woes continue[/caption] Emile Smith Rowe rescued a point for the hosts less than two minutes after coming on, scoring with his first touch to cancel out Rodrigo Muniz’s own goal in the 58th minute. The first half that was dominated by the visitors, who saw Matheus Cunha hit the post, while he also had an effort expertly tipped around the post by Bernd Leno. But it was Fernandes who spurned the best opportunity of the first period, as his strike in the 38th minute from 12 yards out sailed high and left over the bar. No player has missed more than Fernandes’ five Premier League penalties since his move to Old Trafford in February 2020, with it being his first failed attempt since United’s 2-1 win over Chelsea in December 2023. For Fernandes, he implied that Kavanagh impacted his routine in west London after the match official accidentally brushed into him. After placing the ball on the spot, Kavanagh walked behind Fernandes – and without looking at the midfielder – gently nudged into him as he looked to get himself in position to check if any players encroached in the box. Immediately after contact was made, Fernandes instantly put his arms up in the air towards the referee to show his frustration. And while he takes the blame for missing his penalty moments later, he has revealed Kavanagh failing to apologise to him over the incident has saddened him. What did Bruno Fernandes say about his missed penalty? Speaking to Sky Sports, Fernandes said: “I was upset. “As a penalty-taker, you have your own routines, your own things that you do. Fernandes was bumped into by Kavanagh as he prepared to take his penaltySky Sports He immediately expressed his frustration before blazing high over the barSky Sports “It upset me because the referee didn’t apologise. “That is what triggered me in that moment, but that’s not the 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.” As for United boss Ruben Amorim, who has picked up just 28 Premier League points from his opening 29 games in charge, he doesn’t believe that Kavanagh influenced Fernandes’ miss. When asked whether his skipper was disrupted by the referee, he remarked: “No, I think he’s not used to missing a penalty. Fernandes has now missed five penalties in the Premier League since his debut in the competitionSky Sports United failed to make the most of their chances, but still managed to pick up their first point of the season “He knows that every moment in this context can have a huge impact on the team. “I felt that during the game he was not so happy, not so involved, because he had so much responsibility and he felt the missed penalty was huge for us.” While United threw away their lead, they have managed to pick up their first point of the campaign following last week’s 1-0 defeat to Arsenal. They will be hoping to return to winning ways away at Grimsby Town in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, before turning their attention to Burnley in their final game before the September international break. As it stands, United have dropped down into 16th in the top-flight table with a first away league victory since March continuing to elude them.

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‘I was upset’ – Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes wants apology from incident you may have missed

Bruno Fernandes may have failed to inspire Manchester United to a first win of the season – but it’s an apology from referee Chris Kavanagh that he is seeking.

The 30-year-old blazed over a first-half penalty as the Red Devils were held to a 1-1 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday.

Fernandes couldn’t direct his penalty on target as United’s early season woes continue[/caption]

Emile Smith Rowe rescued a point for the hosts less than two minutes after coming on, scoring with his first touch to cancel out Rodrigo Muniz’s own goal in the 58th minute.

The first half that was dominated by the visitors, who saw Matheus Cunha hit the post, while he also had an effort expertly tipped around the post by Bernd Leno.

But it was Fernandes who spurned the best opportunity of the first period, as his strike in the 38th minute from 12 yards out sailed high and left over the bar.

No player has missed more than Fernandes’ five Premier League penalties since his move to Old Trafford in February 2020, with it being his first failed attempt since United’s 2-1 win over Chelsea in December 2023.

For Fernandes, he implied that Kavanagh impacted his routine in west London after the match official accidentally brushed into him.

After placing the ball on the spot, Kavanagh walked behind Fernandes – and without looking at the midfielder – gently nudged into him as he looked to get himself in position to check if any players encroached in the box.

Immediately after contact was made, Fernandes instantly put his arms up in the air towards the referee to show his frustration.

And while he takes the blame for missing his penalty moments later, he has revealed Kavanagh failing to apologise to him over the incident has saddened him.

What did Bruno Fernandes say about his missed penalty?

Speaking to Sky Sports, Fernandes said: “I was upset.

“As a penalty-taker, you have your own routines, your own things that you do.

Fernandes was bumped into by Kavanagh as he prepared to take his penalty

He immediately expressed his frustration before blazing high over the bar

“It upset me because the referee didn’t apologise.

“That is what triggered me in that moment, but that’s not the 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.”

As for United boss Ruben Amorim, who has picked up just 28 Premier League points from his opening 29 games in charge, he doesn’t believe that Kavanagh influenced Fernandes’ miss.

When asked whether his skipper was disrupted by the referee, he remarked: “No, I think he’s not used to missing a penalty.

Fernandes has now missed five penalties in the Premier League since his debut in the competition

United failed to make the most of their chances, but still managed to pick up their first point of the season

“He knows that every moment in this context can have a huge impact on the team.

“I felt that during the game he was not so happy, not so involved, because he had so much responsibility and he felt the missed penalty was huge for us.”

While United threw away their lead, they have managed to pick up their first point of the campaign following last week’s 1-0 defeat to Arsenal.

They will be hoping to return to winning ways away at Grimsby Town in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, before turning their attention to Burnley in their final game before the September international break.

As it stands, United have dropped down into 16th in the top-flight table with a first away league victory since March continuing to elude them.