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More Fernandes spot kick woe as Man Utd lose again

By AAP Newswire

Sep 27, 2025

Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes misses a penalty in their Premier League loss at Brentford. -AP

Bruno Fernandes has failed to score a penalty for the second time this season as Manchester United lost 3-1 at Brentford for a third defeat from six matches in the Premier League.

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Fernandes' spot kick was saved by Brentford goalkeeper CaoimhÃn Kelleher in the 76th minute in the lunchtime fixture on Saturday, denying what would have been an equaliser for United. The Portugal midfielder also missed a penalty at Fulham last month.

United couldn't fully recover from an early double by Brazilian striker Igor Thiago, who broke the offside trap to lash home the opening goal in the eighth minute and then bundled in a rebound in the 20th after goalkeeper Altay Bayindir parried a cross.

Benjamin Sesko reduced the deficit for United in the 26th with his first goal in English soccer, thumping home a shot at the third attempt after Kelleher failed to deal with a cross under pressure from Bryan Mbeumo and then made two saves off the Slovenian striker.

Mathias Jensen powered in a shot from the edge of the area for Brentford's third goal in stoppage time.

The latest loss for United came after previous league defeats to Arsenal and Manchester City, with a humbling League Cup exit at the hands of fourth-tier Grimsby Town also thrown in so far this season.

United failed to build on a win at Chelsea last week and still haven't recorded back-to-back victories under Ruben Amorim since his first match in charge in November last year.