Bruno Fernandes has been ridiculed for his penalty miss against Chelsea on Wednesday that denied Manchester United taking an early lead at Old Trafford.
The United captain was given spot-kick responsibilities after Antony was fouled in the penalty box by Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez.
Fernandes trusted his usual hop-skip-and-jump routine in his run-up but tamely hit the ball into the right of the goal, giving Blues goalkeeper Robert Sanchez a simple save to make.
Sanchez had only saved one penalty in the Premier League prior to denying Fernandes, with the shot-stopper also saving James Ward-Prowse's strike from 12-yards earlier in the season.
United eventually took the lead against Chelsea through Scott McTominay's opportunistic close-range finish, but football fans weren't impressed with Fernandes' poor shot.
One onlooker commented on Twitter: 'Awful penalty from Bruno. Simple save for Sanchez'
Another added: 'Pathetic penalty by Bruno Fernandes,' after Sanchez celebrated his penalty heroics.
McBruce311
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Bruno intentionally missed the penalty so they can score a real Goal😂
Mijidinho10
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I don’t know why he didn’t let Hojlund to take that penalty bcoz he needs a EPL first goal 🥅 and that could have been his chance to open his goals
Jeremykyan1
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leave El Capitano alone, he redeemed himself by tracking back and helping defend at least 👍🏾a good performance in football doesn't always mean goals / assists, it also means helping your team defend, creating chances, and taking chances.
dougiefresh
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Bruno Fernandes 👑
ishti
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Why was the goalkeeper stopping my shot when it's penalty??