Many fans believe Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes should have been booked for an "embarrassing" dive in the first-half of Sunday's FA Cup semi-final clash against Chelsea.
The Portuguese international tasted defeat for the first time in a United shirt after goals from Olivier Giroud, Mason Mount and a Harry Maguire own goal sealed a deserved 3-1 win for Frank Lampard's men.
Fernandes did manage to score a late consolation from the penalty spot in the 85th minute, but despite adding to his tally of nine goals for the season, the main talking point from the game was his 'diving' antics earlier on in the tie.
In the 35th minute at Wembley stadium, Fernandes appeared to lose control of the ball after knocking it past Mateo Kovacic.
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On further inspection it's clear there was no contact between the Croatian midfielder and Bruno in the build-up. Despite this, the 25-year-old still falls to the floor, clutching his leg in agony.
"This is honestly just embarrassing." said one fan on Twitter, while another commented on the incident saying: "This is the third time I've counted a Bruno dive and yet I'm yet to see anyone talk about it. If this was Salah he'd be 'making a name for himself going down easily'."
This isn't the first time Bruno has been accused of diving during his short spell in the Premier League and former Liverpool midfielder Murphy is worried that his diving could become a problem.
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"From a football point of view, Bruno was terrific again." Murphy wrote in his Daily Mail column after their clash against Spurs last month.
"I've eulogised about his quality before and it didn't look as though the break had hampered him at all. You could clearly see how important he's already become to this United team, pulling the strings,"
"But no matter how good you are or how well you speak off the pitch, if you make a habit of trying to win penalties and free-kicks, you won't be admired in the same way. At Spurs, he deserved a yellow card for his tumble and as a fan of his I don't want to see him start doing that. I'm sure Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have a word with him about it, and he should do.
"It was right VAR overturned the original penalty decision that would have given United the chance of a late winner, but I agree with Jose Mourinho and don't know why action wasn't then taken against Fernandes.
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"I'm hoping he will be embarrassed if he looks back. He doesn't need to indulge in diving and gain a reputation for being public enemy No 1. He is talented enough to win matches and make himself a hero without such antics."
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