Bruno Fernandes collided with referee Chris Kavanagh as he began his penalty routine and said he was upset the referee did not apologise. Fernandes missed the penalty, admitting he hit the ball poorly and got his foot too much under it, sending it over the bar. The match finished 1-1; United later went ahead through a Rodrigo Muniz own goal before Emile Smith-Rowe levelled for Fulham. Ruben Amorim said the missed penalty affected Fernandes's mood and involvement and noted the penalty had been controversially awarded after a foul on Mason Mount.
I was upset. Obviously, as every penalty taker, you have your own routines. You have your own things that you do. It upset me because the referee didn't apologise, and that was what triggered me in that moment. But that's not the excuse to missing the penalty. I just had a very bad hit on the ball. I got my foot too (much) under the ball, and that's why the ball went over the bar.
I think he's not used to missing a penalty. He knows the importance that every moment in this context, can have a huge impact in the team. And I felt that during the game, he was like, not so happy, not so involved, because he has so much responsibility. And I think he felt that missed penalty, it was huge for us.
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