Manchester United drew 2-2 with Bournemouth in the Premier League on Friday, but the clash was overshadowed by controversy
Fernandes spoke after the game.(Image: mutv)
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Bruno Fernandes believes VAR should have intervened to award Manchester United a penalty when Amad was brought down in the box against Bournemouth on Friday night.
United were leading 1-0 when Amad went to the ground in the Bournemouth area, but no penalty was given. Referee Stuart Attwell looked at the challenge before waving away the complaints. Bournemouth went up the other end of the pitch in the next phase of play and scored an equaliser.
In the closing stages of the match, Harry Maguire conceded a penalty and was shown a red card for a similar-looking challenge that had been made on Amad earlier in the game, leading Michael Carrick to insist that Attwell had at least got one of the big decisions wrong.
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Speaking to MUTV, Fernandes said: "I think it's very frustrating, the situations were very similar. I thought the red card was well deserved.
"H [Maguire] made a foul, the guy is going one-on-one with the goalkeeper and in this situation, if there is a push or a pull, the rule is clear and there has to be a red card.
"But it was very similar to the Amad situation, and I think that should have been awarded as a penalty to us. I understand it's tough for the referee to see on the pitch, but VAR should have got involved and helped him."
Fernandes continued: "It was very tough. They play very good football and they are a very good team, with players who can make such a difference.
"It was very tough, and obviously, in the last few minutes, we played with one player less, which made it tougher for us. Pressure-wise, we couldn't press.
"But we defended well and ended up getting a point. We did what we needed to do to get a point from the game today. They are very good on the ball and could pin us back into our box."
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has insisted Attwell and VAR official Craig Pawson were right not to award a penalty to Amad, saying: "Now we have the advantage, we can see replays quickly.
Harry Maguire is shown a red card
Manchester United fell to a 2-2 draw against Bournemouth on Friday after Harry Maguire was shown a red card
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"I didn't think there was anything in that one [Amad]. I think the Evanilson one and the Matheus Cunha one are both penalties because defenders lose the position and then the Amad one is never a penalty.
"We asked for one in the first half - Harry Maguire with two hands behind his back but I don't think that was enough for a penalty either. I don't think there is much to discuss."