Man Utd fans rage over Bruno Fernandes decision after Crystal Palace draw - 'Unbelievable'

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Manchester United fans have vented their fury after they were held to a goalless draw by Crystal Palace on Saturday night, with some unhappy that Bruno Fernandes played the whole match

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Jack Otway

By Jack Otway


Published: 21/09/2024

- 19:49

The Red Devils failed to win the showdown in the capital

Manchester United fans have vented their fury after they were held to a goalless draw by Crystal Palace on Saturday night, with some unhappy that Bruno Fernandes played the whole match.

The Red Devils went into the showdown hoping to build on recent victories over Southampton and Barnsley.


Yet United were unable to break Palace's resolve, with the Eagles digging deep to earn a point.

Alejandro Garnacho and Fernandes hit the woodwork, while former Red Devils star Dean Henderson made a string of brilliant saves to deny his old side.

Man Utd Bruno Fernandes Crystal Palace

Manchester United fans have vented their fury after they were held to a goalless draw by Crystal Palace on Saturday night, with some unhappy that Bruno Fernandes played the whole match

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United fans have now reacted to the result on social media.

And many have been left disappointed by the draw, with a section of supporters unhappy with Ten Hag's refusal to substitute Fernandes.

"Unbelievable it really is, did we use up our goal allowance on Tuesday???" said one user.

A second said: "What were those subs from Erik Ten Hag? Bruno playing badly but you remove Eriksen who’s been good? Make it make sense. Unbelievable!!"

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A third fumed: "EASIEST 2 POINTS DROPPED EVER."

Another fan raged: "Having that many chances and yet ending with a goalless draw is unsettling."

A fifth user reacted by saying: "The fact that Bruno can't be subbed off when having a bad game puzzles me."

"I really love Bruno Fernandes but he’s really becoming a big problem nowadays," blasted a sixth.

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And a seventh fan reacted by saying: "Bruno Fernandes should go to Saudi. A disgraceful captain."

United lost 4-0 to Palace in the same fixture last season.

And though they avoided a repeat of that nightmare scoreline, the Red Devils will be unhappy with a point given how they dominated large parts of the game.

United won't have too long to reflect on their failure to win.

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Man Utd star Bruno Fernandes struggled and failed to finish his chances during Saturday's Premier League clash with Crystal Palace

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They're next in action in the Europa League on Thursday night, with Ten Hag's side due to face FC Twente.

As for Palace, the Eagles have a crunch clash with Everton looming - with that fixture set to take place next Saturday.

United are now 11th in the Premier League table, having picked up just seven points from their five matches so far.

Palace are stuck in 16th, having failed to win a single match so far this season.

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Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag is likely to be disappointed by his side's Premier League draw with Crystal Palace

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United goalkeeper Andre Onana, meanwhile, made two brilliant saves during the clash.

And he admitted he was frustrated with the result, telling Sky Sports: "I don’t think it [his best save] is so important because we didn’t win.

"We are such a big club. When we move somewhere, we have the ambition to try to win. We didn’t win but I’m happy for the work, the sacrifice of my team-mates because I think we were better than them.

"We had so many chances but unfortunately, we didn’t score. It’s difficult to come back with one point when we deserved to win."

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