Manchester United have had 21 penalties in this season alone, higher than any other side in the top five European leagues.
After beating Copenhagen in extra-time in their Europa League quarter-final tie in Cologne on Monday, the team have been dubbed 'penalty merchants', 'VARchester United' and 'lucky Ole', among other things, as the Red Devils confirmed third place in the Premier League.
On Monday night too, after Andreas Bjelland fouled Anthony Martial, referee Clement Turpin awarded a penalty, which was finely slotted home by Bruno Fernandes, making it 21 penalties for the season.
As expected, Twitter lit up soon after and here, we round up some of the best reactions:
Welcome to Manchester United
The home of penalties
Not just penalties but false fake
Penalties— lupas999 (@lupas999)
When I type Manchester United nowadays, my keyboard suggests 'penalty' as the next word. ♀️
— Vince™ (@Blue_Footy)
Three things are certain in life:
Death, taxes and penalties to Manchester United
— (@Guggsey)
If you search penalty Fc on Google the result you will see is Manchester United
— If my tweet pain you drink otapiapia and Pepsi ➐ (@Skeppy1586)
Eat, sleep, Manchester United get a soft penalty, repeat.
— Dylan Walsh (@dylanwalsh_)
23% of Manchester United goals have come from the penalty spot this season
— Simon (@StatsSwearwords)
How is this a Penalty? Only Manchester United aka Penalty FC can get this even with VAR.
— Sir Jim Kitch Langat, WSR (@SirJimKitch)
Karl-Johan Johnsson made THIRTEEN saves against Man Utd, the most by a goalkeeper in a single or game since the start of the 2016-17 season... at least.
Only a Bruno Fernandes penalty could beat him.
— Squawka Football (@Squawka)
Since the start of the 2017/18 season, Bruno Fernandes has taken 21 penalties in league and European competition:
⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
⚽️He does not miss.
— Squawka Football (@Squawka)
Feature image courtesy: AFP / Wolfgang Rattay
