Manchester United relapses on Saturday in the Premier League. After dominating Chelsea (2-1) last week and seemed to relaunch a fragile dynamic, the Red Devils fell back into their flaws by losing on the lawn of Brentford (3-1), a team that had won only one match since the start of the championship season. A real stoppage, all the more frustrating since MU seemed to have the cards in hand to at least leave with a point.
Among the significant facts of the meeting, the most depressing for Manchester fans is undoubtedly the penalty failed by Bruno Fernandes. While the Mancunians were led 2-1 after a double of Igor Thiago and a reduction in the gap signed Benjamin Sesko-his very first goal in England-, the Portuguese captain had the opportunity to equalize. But for the second time this season, he failed in the exercise, this time driving on a decisive judgment of Caoimhin Kelleher. Twenty minutes later, Brentford definitively sealed the fate of the match thanks to Mathias Jensen, author of 3-1 in additional time (90th+6).
The biggest “Rateur” of Premier League penalties
Mail a penalty can happen to anyone. But since his arrival in the Premier League from Sporting in 2020, Bruno Fernandes has missed… six. No one did worse on the period, a sad record for a player supposed to embody the technical reliability of the Red Devils. Of course, this does not alone explain the recurring difficulties of MU, but in a league where the details often make the difference, this statistic is a stain.
With this new setback, Manchester United temporarily slides in 13th place in the ranking.
