Bruno Fernandes‘ missed opportunity for Manchester United against Tottenham was described as “embarrassing” after he took it.
In the first half of the match in north London, the skipper of the Red Devils avoided the offside trap set by Spurs and found plenty of space on the outskirts of the penalty area.
But for some reason, he was unable to put his header in the back of the net; it went high and wide. Fernandes put his palms over his mouth in disbelief after learning he was onside and turned to the linesman with a sheepish expression on his face.
After that, his supporters criticized him on social media, with one writing: “Actually embarrassing how Bruno missed that.” Miss of the season already, another one predicted.
How could Bruno miss from there, asked a third. Please, let him finish it. What a miss from Bruno Fernandes, said a fourth. Onside, unmarked, and the goal was at his mercy, but his shot was well off. My dear.
The biggest opportunity of the game week, a free header from six yards out, was almost missed by Bruno Fernandes. A fifth yelled, “Shocking,” while a sixth jokingly remarked, “Ten Hag’s a greater man than me. With the miss, Bruno would be removed right away.
To make matters worse for Fernandes, he was subsequently cautioned for objecting to referee Michael Oliver’s decision to caution teammate Antony for a foul on Yves Bissouma.
At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, both teams battled hard in the first half but came up empty-handed. Before the break, the hosts quickly and consecutively hit the woodwork twice.
A low cross from Pedro Porro later deflected up off of Shaw and onto the post after he had first rocked Andre Onana’s crossbar with a rasping shot from outside the box.