Why Amorim is ‘really angry’ with Man Utd captain Bruno Fernandes, according to Liverpool decision

Ruben Amorim has explained why he is “really angry” with Bruno Fernandes as the Manchester United manager confirmed a key decision ahead of the Red Devils’ clash with Liverpool on Sunday.

Fernandes He has missed two of his three penalties so far this season, smashing the ball over the bar in August’s 1-1 draw with Fulham, before a weak effort was saved by Quimin Keller in September’s 3-1 defeat at Brentford.

Apart from a brief spell when Cristiano Ronaldo returned to take over the spot-kick duties, Fernandes has been United’s designated penalty-taker since joining the club in January 2020, scoring 39 of his 45 saves in the shootout.

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Doubts have been raised over whether he will continue in the role, particularly following the summer arrival of Brian Mebomo from Brentford. The Cameroon international scored 11 of his 12 penalties for the Bees.

But Amorim insists he has no plans to replace his penalty taker, and is backing Fernandes to improve his record under him, which he admits is “really worrying” given his excellence since joining the club.

“I know it’s not easy for him (Fernandez), but I think he has 70 penalties, and he doesn’t miss like nine,” the head coach said in his pre-match press conference.

“But he’s really confident. He’s been practicing penalties, he’s trying to understand how people are going to score penalties like that. So, he’ll be ready.

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“He’s the main taker. He scores a lot of goals, the penalty is passing (to him) at the moment.

“We also have more guys to score penalties if he needs to. Again, we can switch, but I’m pretty sure Bruno will pull it apart.”

Amorim also singled out Fernandes as one of the few players in the modern game who spends a lot of time watching sports on TV, avoiding the countless “distractions” that can draw attention away from the pitch.

“Now with so many distractions, everything is different,” Amorim added. “I think they don’t watch a lot of games. You have guys like Bruno, Bruno is watching his teammates, he’s on TV every game.

“But then you have some guys who play really well – if they want to do something different, fine.”