Paul Scholes and Ian Wright accused Bruno Fernandes of ‘looking for a penalty’ during Manchester United’s 3-2 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday.
In the first half, with the game goalless, Fernandes appealed for a penalty when he had the chance to knock the ball past Aaron Ramsdale and put the ball into an empty net.
Instead, he proceeded to initiate contact with the Arsenal goalkeeper, went down, the on-field referee waved play on and he wasted a very good opportunity.
Unless you are a Manchester United fan, someone like Fernandes isn’t exactly a fan favorite for neutral supporters.
The £68 million star (Sky Sports) is someone who can easily wind opposition fans up with his antics, and in truth, yesterday’s actions weren’t any different.
Scholes was unhappy with the midfielder because he thought Fernandes preferred to go to the ground, rather than stay on his feet, as he told Premier League Productions (22/01/23 at 5:30 pm).
“He does get there first,” said Scholes. “I don’t think Ramsdale makes a movement towards Fernandes. I am disappointed he just didn’t take the ball and score. I think it’s a quite simple touch to the left-hand side and a little tap with his left foot.
NO DRAMAS BUT PURE ENTERTAINMENT
Usually, there is a controversy that overshadows these so-called bigger games, with VAR taking its fair share of hits.
But not this time around.
This was an old classic. It was like having Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira back on the pitch. Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger are back on the touchline.
The old days were rolled back by both teams yesterday, as they traded blows in one of the games of the season, with Arsenal securing the deserved three points.
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