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Liverpool fans slam ITV pundit over Bruno Fernandes comment after controversial penalty vs Wigan

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Updated 15:33 9 Jan 2024 GMTPublished 11:54 9 Jan 2024 GMT

Liverpool fans slam ITV pundit over Bruno Fernandes comment after controversial penalty vs Wigan

Fernandes went down following a challenge from Liam Shaw.

Daniel Marland

Daniel Marland

Liverpool fans have called out an ITV pundit after hearing his verdict on Bruno Fernandes' controversial penalty against Wigan Athletic.

Fernandes went down dramatically after being clipped by Wigan defender Liam Shaw on Monday evening.

The United captain stepped up to put his side 2-0 up after Diogo Dalot's long-range effort in the first half.

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It took the tie away from League One outfit Wigan, who had given a good account of themselves at the DW Stadium.

Post-match, Mark Pougatch discussed the incident with Roy Keane, Roberto Martinez and Ian Wright in the ITV studio.

Wright claimed it was a penalty and Keane jumped in by calling it 'clever' from Fernandes.

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Former Arsenal striker Wright said: "There is contact. The referee thought about it for a bit and he gave it.

"When you look at it and slow it down, you can see the contact. It's a penalty in the current climate. We can say what we want about how soft it is."

Fernandes went down after feeling a touch from Shaw. (Image
Getty)

Liverpool supporters heard that and jumped on social media to pull up Wright's response to Diogo Jota winning a penalty against Newcastle United earlier this month.

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Jota skipped away from Magpies goalkeeper Martin Dubravka and took two touches. Seconds later, he hit the ground following a touch from Dubravka and referee Anthony Taylor pointed to the spot.

Wright saw Jota go down and took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to slam the Reds forward.

He posted: "Would rather go down for a penalty than put the ball in an empty net! Seen it all!"

Despite the two incidents being different, Wright's apparent 'inconsistency' has now gone viral.

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Jota was criticised after going down against Newcastle United. (Image
Getty)

One person said: "They say referees are inconsistent and now come out with this!"

A second put: "So biased."

Someone tweeted: "It's clever now is it?"

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Then a fourth added: "Funny watching them say contact, but when it was Jota it was a dive."

United will now either face Newport County or Eastleigh in the next round. A solid FA Cup run would help ease the pressure on manager Erik ten Hag.

Featured Image Credit: ITV Sport

Topics: Bruno Fernandes, FA Cup, Ian Wright, Liverpool, Manchester United, Wigan Athletic, Fan Reactions

Daniel Marland
Daniel Marland

Daniel is a social editor for SPORTbible after moving from the writing team. Nearly scored past Stormzy at Old Trafford once.

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