A LIVERPOOL legend has slammed Bruno Fernandes for “sitting on his bum and not tracking back” before being subbed against Brighton.
The Portuguese midfielder, 28, was replaced by Wout Weghorst as Manchester United beat the Seagulls on penalties to book a place in the FA Cup Final.
GettyBruno Fernandes was replaced by Wout Weghorst in extra-time against Brighton[/caption]
GettyThe Portuguese star was accused of ‘sitting on his bum’[/caption]
Victor Lindelof was the hero as he sealed a 7-6 shoot-out victory after a tense 120 minutes.
Alexis Mac Allister scored first for Brighton, Pascal Gross followed suit, Deniz Undav notched the third, Pervis Estupinan calmly slotted the fourth and captain Lewis Dunk made it five from five.
Casemiro rolled home United’s opening kick, Diogo Dalot repeated the trick, Jadon Sancho rifled in the third, Rashford scored the fourth and Marcel Sabitzer completed a perfect five for United to send it to sudden death.
Adam Webster was first up for Brighton and sent De Gea the wrong way and Wout Weghorst did the same for Erik ten Hag’s men.
Solly March then skied the seventh for Brighton – leaving Lindelof to step forward and book United’s place at Wembley in the final against Man City.
However, Fernandes looked upset by the decision to take him off before Erik ten Hag decided to speak with him.
Former England and Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy was providing the commentary on BBC One, and he was quick to explain why the decision was the right one.
He said: “Two or three times he hasn’t tracked back.
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“He’s sat on his bum watching other people track back for him while he’s whinging, so it’s probably the right decision.
“He’s been terrific for a lot of the game, Bruno Fernandes, but nobody’s got a God-given right to stay on the pitch when you’re not doing your defending and you’re not doing it well.”
But United fans were quick to hit back at Murphy, with one tweeting: “Tired yeah, lazy noooooo..”
Another wrote: “Rolled his ankle and then played nearly 2 hours and got moved out to RW to mark their very offensive LB. Seems harsh from Murphy but I’m not surprised.”
A fellow fan said: “Calling Bruno Fernandes lazy just as the stat comes up that he’s covered more ground than anyone else is peak Danny Murphy.”