Ruben Amorim makes decision on Man Utd’s penalty taker after Bruno Fernandes blunders

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Published October 19, 2025 11:51am Updated October 19, 2025 11:55am Bruno Fernandes has missed two of three penalties this season (Photo: Getty) Ahead of their clash against Liverpool, Ruben Amorim has suggested that Bruno Fernandes could be replaced as Manchester United’s penalty taker in the future. Aside from when Cristiano Ronaldo briefly returned to Old Trafford, Fernandes has been United’s designated penalty taker since his joined the club in January 2020, scoring 39 of his 45 spot-kicks, excluding shootouts.

Fernandes has scored 39 of his 45 penalties for Man Utd (Photo: Getty) But given his recent misses, there has been speculation over whether or not he could pass the responsibility to a teammate, perhaps summer signing Bryan Mbeumo who boasted a brilliant penalty record at Brentford. But Amorim insists he has not thought about switching his penalty taker, though did say that there were others in the squad who could step up to the mantle if needed. ‘I know that it’s not easy for him [Fernandes], but I think he has 70 penalties, and he misses like nine.

Bryan Mbeumo has missed just one of 12 penalties during his career – not including shootouts (Photo: Getty) ‘But he’s really confident. He’s training the penalties, he’s trying to understand that people are watching the way he scores the penalties.