Bruno Fernandes inadvertently winds up Liverpool fans at a pub with hilarious gamesmanship

Bruno Fernandes inadvertently winds up Liverpool fans at a pub with hilarious gamesmanship

Rene Otinga
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:10 PM
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  • Some Liverpool fans were hilariously recorded shouting at a TV screen during the derby against Manchester United on Monday
  • The fans were irked by United midfielder Bruno Fernandes, whose piece of gamesmanship when the scores read 2-1 was condemned by fans
  • In a video of the fans who watched the game at a pub, they could be heard asking for Bruno Fernandes to be sent off

An interesting clip has emerged online showing Bruno Fernandes winding up a couple of Liverpool fans without even realizing it.

The Portuguese midfielder’s gamesmanship during Manchester United’s clash against Liverpool on Monday, August 22 did not go down well with a large section of fans.

Erik Ten Hag’s side were leading the game 2-0 thanks to goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford and were well on course for their first three points of the new campaign.

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Bruno Fernandes and Salah clash during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Liverpool FC at Old Trafford on August 22, 2022 in Manchester, England.Photo by Clive Brunskill.
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But in the 81st minute, Mohammed Salah halved the deficit, heading in a goal that would set up a nervy finish.

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Salah typically went for the ball immediately after scoring to force a quick restart, but Bruno Fernandes was first to it, and the United midfielder was unwilling to let it go.

This obviously agitated Liverpool players, who were keen on getting the game going once again.

While Liverpool players were agitated by the gamesmanship shown by Bruno Fernandes, a number of fans filmed at a pub also shared similar feelings.

In an interesting clip that has gone viral on Twitter, the fans can be seen shouting at a TV screen as they witnessed Fernandes winding up the Liverpool players at Old Trafford.

The irked fans could also be heard shouting at the referee to send Fernandes off or at least slap him with a yellow card.

The win on Monday saw Manchester United leapfrog Liverpool to climb to 14th on the table, while Jurgen Klopp’s side sit in 16th as they search for their first win of the season.

Klopp said after the game that his side was struggling partly because of their growing injury crisis.

“Even with our situation, but playing a little bit better, if we were a little more convinced about what we do we should've won this game. I know it sounds ridiculous, but that's how I see it.”

The Klopp curse at it again?

Meanwhile, a section of fans strongly believe Liverpool could be suffering in the league this season because of Jurgen Klopp’s seventh season curse.

This is after an analysis was done of Klopp’s managerial career which unmasked an interesting coincidence.

The German’s record with his former sides at the seventh season mark also show he struggled after the success.

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Rene Otinga is a sports journalist with over eight years of working experience in digital media. Rene's experience includes working as a Copywriter at X News Kenya and TUKO.co.ke.
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