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Man Utd legend Schmeichel raps Fernandes: Stop being stupid

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel was unimpressed with Bruno Fernandes' decision making against Barcelona.

The Red Devils were victorious against the Catalan giants in the Europa League round of 32 on Thursday.

Despite going through 2-1 on the night, United had trailed to a Robert Lewandowski penalty after a foul by Fernandes in the box on Keita Balde.

"It looks like a penalty," Schmeichel told BBC 5 Live.

“It is so stupid to pull a man down inside the penalty area in a situation where Alejandro Balde is going away from goal.

David de Gea gets a full hand to it but only manages to put it off the post and it still goes in.

“We are talking about big games, the one thing you have to eradicate is mistakes.

Bruno Fernandes is still arguing, he needs to get a grip of himself, he has played a couple of sloppy passes. Now he has given away the penalty and he owes the team."

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