Olaleye Idowu
Former Newcastle United striker, Alan Shearer, has publicly apologized to Super Eagles defender, Calvin Bassey, after he picked Bruno Fernandes as the Man of the Match, as Fulham eliminated Manchester United from the FA Cup on Sunday.
Bassey opened the scoring for the Cottagers and was an impressive presence in defence for his team.
The 25-year-old’s performance against United would be remembered for ages.
Fulham went on to win 4-3 on penalties, after Fernandes equalized for the hosts.
Shearer gave the man of the match award to Fernandes, and that didn’t go down well with Bassey.
In response to Bassey’s tweet, Shearer apologized to the Super Eagles defender.
“I thought Calvin Bassey was very good. The problem is with the man of the match, you’ve got to say it five minutes before the end. I’m thinking, ‘What do I do?’ I’ve got to give it before the penalties.
“So, I just thought Bruno’s got Man United back into the game with the one piece of quality that they needed.
“It was him who dragged them [into it] and was playing all these probing passes, but, if I could’ve waited until after the penalties, then it might have gone to Leno, and it perhaps should have gone to Calvin Bassey, who I thought was superb at centre-half,” Shearer said on The Rest Is Football podcast.
