Bruno Fernandes collided with referee Chris Kavanagh while placing the ball for a first-half penalty, forcing the official to re-spot the ball and restart his run-up. Fernandes missed the penalty, sending it over the crossbar after admitting he put his foot too far under the ball and struck it poorly. Fernandes said he was upset that the referee did not apologise for the collision but did not directly blame the official for the miss. Manchester United drew 1-1 with Fulham after Leny Yoro's deflected second-half opener was cancelled by Emile Smith Rowe. United remain without a win this season and Fernandes expressed disappointment at dropping points despite solid defending.
I was upset. As a penalty-taker, you have your own routines, your own things that you do. 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.
We cannot be satisfied with one point. We came here to win the game. We were defending very well, but in one of them they got their goal. For us, it is very disappointing to not win the game today.
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