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Daily Mirror
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Freddie Keighley

Cristiano Ronaldo rejected chance to take Man Utd penalty Bruno Fernandes missed

Cristiano Ronaldo "did not feel" he should have taken the penalty Manchester United teammate Bruno Fernandes squandered in the defeat by Arsenal.

The Red Devils lost 3-1 at the Emirates on Saturday afternoon with the result practically quashing their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League. Nuno Tavares and Bukayo Saka gave the Gunners a commanding lead before Ronaldo pulled one back in the first half.

United were then handed a golden chance to equalise just before the hour mark after Tavares was judged to have handled a delivery from a corner. The visitors were awarded a penalty and, to the surprise of many Premier League fans, Fernandes stepped up to take it instead of top-goalscorer Ronaldo, with whom he has shared spot kick duties this season.

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