Manchester United playmaker Bruno Fernandes has revealed he was mocked by his father after his penalty was saved by Newcastle United goalkeeper Karl Darlow.
The 26-year-old's perfect record from the spot came to an end at St James' Park in the Red Devils' 4-1 victory in October.
Darlow produced a fine stop to deny Fernandes, although the Portuguese international went on to record a goal and an assist in the comfortable victory.
Fernandes had scored 10 consecutive penalties since signing for Manchester United in January, but this did not prevent the playmaker's father making a joke at his expense the following day.
He told the UTD podcast : “The day after the Newcastle game, my dad sent me a message – and he never sends me a message, he always calls me the day after the game, always.
“And this message says, ‘Congratulations on your goal, but from tomorrow I will start to explain to you how to take penalties!’
“I was like, ‘Hey, I’ve missed one penalty in 11 and he’s talking to me about this’, because he never scored a penalty in all the years he was playing football!
“But this kind of situation helps you improve because all the time you know you have people behind you who will always ask more and demand more from you.”
