Bruno Fernandes’s skyward penalty for Manchester United against Fulham on Sunday afternoon was the fifth Premier League spot-kick he has missed for the club. Since the Portuguese penalty taker arrived at Old Trafford in February 2020, no other player in the division has missed more.

It would be easy to pin Sunday’s deflating 1-1 draw and performance at Fulham on Fernandes. He contributed to the game’s two most decisive moments: his first-half penalty miss, ballooned high over the crossbar, and his failure to track the run of Emile Smith Rowe, who arrived late to convert the 73rd-minute equaliser.