Preston North End manager Ryan Lowe has hit back at supporters who booed his decision to substitute Manchester United loanee Alvaro Fernandez during the second half of Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Sheffield United at Deepdale.
With 69 minutes on the clock and the Lilywhites 1-0 down, Lowe made the decision to make a triple substitution, taking off Emil Riis, Ali McCann and Fernandez. The move was greeted by loud boos towards Lowe, who was watching the match from the Deepdale gantry due to a touchline ban.
Frustrations are running high at Deepdale following a strange start to the season, which has seen Preston score just three goals in their opening 10 Championship matches, even though, on the flip side, they have only conceded four times. They have won just twice so far this term and are yet to win on their own patch.
