- Bruno Fernandes scored for Man United against the arsenal of a direct free kick
- Later it arose that the Arsenal wall had stayed more than 10 yards away
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Mikel Arteta admitted that Bruno Fernandes was “intelligent” to take advantage of the Arsenal wall that was more than a patio further than what had to be when he fired Manchester United in his 1-1 draw with the gunners from a free kick.
Fernandes attacked in the time of injury in the first half with an excellent attack that defeated David Raya after Leandro Trosssard was reserved for inlays of Alejandro Garnacho.
It arose that referee Anthony Taylor had placed Arsenal players at 11.2 Yards of the ball instead of the 10 yards regulation, and Fernandes used the additional distance to put his shot on the wall.
“Bruno was smarter than us,” said Arteta. 'He has been smarter than the referee, okay, they allowed him to do it.
He has done it. It was a goal. Soccer is for Streetsmart players and if you have done that and capitalized with that, it was smarter than us and the referee.
Declan Rice, who matched in the second half, admitted that Arsenal players could say that they were further from the ball than required.
Manchester United Bruno Fernandes (Left) star scored against Arsenal with a sweet free kick
Fernandes was able to get his shot on Gabriel and Mikel Merino on the five -men's wall of the Arsenal
It was later revealed that referee Anthony Taylor had pushed the arsenal wall at 11.2 yards
The chief of the gunners, Mikel Arteta, gave his verdict on the incident and praised Fernandes
“It felt as if the ball flew over us at low height,” Rice said. 'He felt far behind. Anthony is the referee, makes that decision.
The United midfielder, Christian Eriksen, could see the fun side, added: 'He helped the wall be about 15 meters away, so it was perfect for Bruno!
'You saw how far they were and was beneficial for us. We feel fanatics relief in the stadium after the goal.
Arteta was frustrated because Arsenal dominated the game, but was still grateful to a line for some outstanding salvations after giving United opportunities.
“How we granted (possibilities) at certain times was not acceptable,” he added. 'We open the door to lose the game. There was no possibility of losing the game and we opened it ourselves. I will defend my players all the time, but at that time we have to do better. '
Before the game, thousands of United fans protested against the Glazer family and Sir Jim Ratcliffe for their operation and plans to increase ticket prices.
Chief coach Ruben Amorim said: 'This club will never die, that is clear. You feel it in the streets. This is a big business and maybe all fans in this league sometimes feel that it is more difficult to go to games and pay tickets. '
