Ilkay Gundogan has blamed Bruno Fernandes’ reaction to his challenge for the disputed freekick that led to Manchester United’s first goal in the Old Trafford derby.
Gundogan appeared to get the ball when he nipped in ahead of Fernandes in the first half, but United’s new £68million signing went to ground appealing for a foul and referee Mike Dean agreed.
To add insult to injury for Gundogan, Fernandes picked himself up to clip a wonderful free kick over the Manchester City defence for Anthony Martial to score.
Fernandes went on to set up Anthony Martial with a delicate chip for the first United goal
‘There was frustration about the free kick before the goal,’ said Gundogan.