‘He even told me…’: Bruno Fernandes divulges exactly what Dean Henderson said to him after penalty goal

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MARCH 01: Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United scores his team’s first goal from the penalty spot during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on March 01, 2026 in Manchester, (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Bruno Fernandes recorded his 105th goal and landmark 100th assist for Manchester United during their victory over Crystal Palace yesterday.Indeed, the skipper was at his ever-creative best for the visit of Palace in yesterday’s 2pm kick-off, and was pulling the strings for United as they extended their unbeaten run and claimed a sixth win under Michael Carrick.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL STRETTY NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES & BREAKING NEWS – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAYHow Fernandes changed the game vs Eagles(Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)Fernandes was pivotal to the Reds completing their turnaround following Maxence Lacroix’s fourth-minute opener, as his converted spot-kick levelled the contest with just over half an hour left to play.Credit must also be given to Matheus Cunha, who won the penalty with his run into the box, which resulted in Lacroix being sent off.When Fernandes found the back of the net past his former teammate Dean Henderson, he revealed that the pair had words over his effort.“I worked with him. I was with him when he had the spell at [Nottingham] Forest,” United’s No.8 said of Henderson, as quoted by UtdDistrict.“He even told me at the end that he wanted to go to the same side as he did last week [vs Wolverhampton Wanderers] and save it. Lucky for me, he went to the other side.”What Sunday’s result meant for United(Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)Nonetheless, Fernandes’ contribution and Palace’s dismissal paved the way for Carrick’s men to really push on for a winner in the closing stages of the clash – and it took only eight minutes for them to do so.An inch-perfect ball into the area from Fernandes was met by Benjamin Sesko, who was able to head it home and secure his seventh goal in his last eight appearances across all competitions.The result confirmed that United would end matchweek 28 in third place.