Midfielder Bruno Fernandes was controversial in the MU match against Barcelona when he shot the ball at Frenkie De Jong who was lying on the field, but made the home fans gloating.
In the match between MU and Barca in the Europa League play-off round that took place at dawn this morning, midfielder Bruno Fernandes became the focus of criticism not only for the foul that led to the penalty but also for the bad situation with the team. Friend.
In the 59th minute of the match, Barca midfielder Frenkie De Jong was fouled and the ball bounced to Fernandes’ feet. The captain of MU then suddenly kicked the ball straight at the Dutch player even though he was lying on the field.
This action sparked a scuffle on the pitch, causing players from both teams to rush into each other forcing the referee to intervene and show Bruno a yellow card to warn Bruno for bad behavior.
Surprisingly, Bruno Fernandes’ bad play with De Jong then received support from Man Utd fans. On social networks, many Red Devils fans expressed their gloating after the Portuguese captain’s behavior.
“Bruno kicking Frenkie De Jong makes me very happy. It’s like a statement saying ‘This is because you rejected us!'” commented Leon fan.
“Bruno just kicked De Jong out of the Europa League” an account named Dr Deryl sarcastically.
The reason for this reaction in MU fans is because Frenkie De Jong is the Red Devil’s No. 1 target in the summer transfer window of 2022. Although coach Ten Hag tried to convince him, the midfielder firmly refused, even even accepted a salary reduction to stay at Barca instead of joining MU.
The Red Devils then signed Casemiro, and the Brazilian immediately proved his class, even in the last two matches, making a great contribution to helping MU eliminate De Jong’s own team from the Europa League.
Back to Bruno Fernandes, in addition to the above two error situations, the Portuguese midfielder really dominated this match. He was the one who set up Fred to score the equalizer before breaking through to spark Antony’s scoring situation at the end of the game.
After this victory, Bruno and his teammates will focus all their attention on the League Cup final against Newcastle on February 26. This is an opportunity for MU to get the first title under coach Ten Hag.
