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Fernandes ends his curious streak in the Premier after missing a penalty against Chelsea

The United captain missed his penalty against Chelsea and with that ended an unprecedented run in the Premier League.

By Darwin Largo

The United captain missed his penalty against Chelsea and with that ended an unprecedented run in the Premier League.

Manchester United received Chelsea at Old Trafford to play their matchday 15 match in the Premier League with the hope of making their home advantage count after the setback against Newcastle last week.

Those led by Erik ten Hag got the 3 points, winning the match by a score of 2-1; a double from Scott McTominay, while Cole Palmer scored for Mauricio Pechettino's side. Despite the Red Devil victory, Bruno Fernandes missed a penalty just in the 9th minute, when he tried to cross the goal, but Robert Sanchez guessed and avoided the Portuguese midfielder's goal.


MrChip reports that, when Bruno Fernandes missed the maximum penalty, he broke an unprecedented streak in the history of the Premier League, as 32 scores had been linked from the penalty spot between all teams, until it ended at the Portuguese's feet.


The last time a penalty had been missed in the Premier was on August 27 (Erling Haaland) in the duel between Sheffield United and Manchester City, which ended with the victory of those led by Pep Guardiola 2-1; Haaland scored despite missing the penalty and Rodri. Such prolonged streaks are rarely witnessed in England football, but this one will remain at 32 consecutive penalties scored.

The Portuguese also pointed out that the team must take responsibility


Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes said André Onana has to do better but insisted the goalkeeper was not solely to blame for the Red Devils' collapse against Galatasaray. Onana allowed goals from free kicks by Hakim Ziyech and the Turkish team managed to tie at three goals, a result that left United on the brink of elimination from the Champions League.
 

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