Manchester United restarted their Premier League campaign with a hard-fought draw vs Spurs on Friday night and Bruno Fernandes was once again the star of the show for the Red Devils.
The player has been the creative spark for Man United ever since he was signed at the start of the new year and on Friday, Fernandes scored United’s only goal of the match, from the penalty spot.
The Portuguese also won a second penalty but it was eventually overturned by VAR as footage showed that the playmaker had actually dived inside the box.
And speaking about this incident, Danny Murphy has hinted that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer might have a thing or two to say to Bruno Fernandes as he could quickly gather a bad reputation.
Danny Murphy wrote for the Daily Mail: “Bruno Fernandes was the best player on the pitch for Manchester United against Tottenham on Friday.
“But if you hate diving with a passion like I do, he has to be called out for conning referee Jonathan Moss by leaning into Eric Dier and then falling over.
“No matter how good you are or how well you speak off the pitch, if you make a habit of trying to win penalties and free-kicks, you won’t be admired in the same way. At Spurs, he deserved a yellow card for his tumble and as a fan of his I don’t want to see him start doing that. I’m sure Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have a word with him about it, and he should do.
“It was right VAR overturned the original penalty decision that would have given United the chance of a late winner, but I agree with Jose Mourinho and don’t know why action wasn’t then taken against Fernandes.
“I’m hoping he will be embarrassed if he looks back. He doesn’t need to indulge in diving and gain a reputation for being public enemy No 1. He is talented enough to win matches and make himself a hero without such antics.”
Bruno Fernandes has already scored three and assisted three goals in just six Premier League games since joining in January and the player’s quick feet and tricky automatically opens him up to rash challenges.
But we think Murphy is spot on as Solskjaer will not want his top player to have a negative impression in the mind of referees over the course of the season.
If you take that one dive away from his performance Fernandes was the standout player for Manchester United alongside Paul Pogba.
