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Mikel Arteta: Bruno Fernandes too smart for referee with his free kick

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Mikel Arteta believed Bruno Fernandes outsmarted the referee to score Manchester United’s goal as Arsenal dropped more points in the title race.The United captain scored a first-half free kick but replays showed the wall, which is usually ten yards from the position of the ball, was 11.2 yards away when Fernandes struck the shot that gave Ruben Amorim’s side the lead.Arteta, the Arsenal manager, said Fernandes had been too smart for the referee Anthony Taylor, apparently suggesting that the player had moved the ball to give himself an advantage, although there was no video evidence to confirm that.Fernandes struck the ball with the Arsenal wall more than 11 yards away, according to Sky“They just mentioned that if Bruno is on that, football is for smart street players and if he’s done that and capitalised on that, he

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