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Bruno Fernandes has criticized his Manchester United teammates for ‘not killing the game straight away’ during their FA Cup clash with Newport County.
Erik ten Hag’s men eventually emerged as winners 4-2, but had a difficult time on the Wales side.
Fernandes himself opened the scoring after just seven minutes before youngster Kobbie Mainoo grabbed a second.
But a wonder goal from Bryn Morris and Will Evans’ poachers secured a League Two draw.
Goals from Antony and Rasmus Hojlund saw United progress to the next round, but Fernandes has blasted his side for not finishing the game and being too selfish.
Bruno Fernandes scored in the first ten minutes of the match against Newport County
Manchester United came up with a great move, with Antony pulling the ball back to Fernandes to push the home side in
Erik ten Hag and Newport boss Graham Coughlan shared a touching moment after the United boss gave his opponent a bottle of red wine
After the match, Fernandes said: “No, this was clearly not the result we wanted. We wanted to win, we got it, but the result was not the perfect result for us.
“Obviously we didn’t want any goals to be conceded on the first one. It’s a great goal from them. Unbelievable. Unbelievable shot.”
“After we have to be more focused in the second half, we can’t give up any more goals and let them have some faith. We have to kill the game straight away in the first half, we had chances to make it three nil.
“But because when you get two clean sheets in these kinds of games, everyone wants to try to score, get their goal and all that, and sometimes we don’t come to the best decision for the team.
Rasmus Hojlund celebrates his goal that put the icing on the cake for United and secured victory
“We didn’t have a clear bit of confidence in the beginning and they got a goal. But I think we did a great job after that to close the game.”
United will play either Bristol City or Nottingham Forest in the next round and will be hoping for smoother sailing as both sides face off.
