Man Utd captain Bruno Fernandes' petulant boot-throw against Arsenal sees lucky punter land £4,000 from £1 free bet

Premier League strugglers United were able to surprise Arsenal in their FA Cup third-round clash as the Red Devils beat the Gunners in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw. While the game was goalless near the end of the first half, Fernandes was in a good position but was caught by Gabriel Jesus, but the referee did not blow for a foul prompting the Portugal international to throw his boot in anger which resulted in referee Andy Madley brandishing a yellow card.

As per William Hill spokesperson Lee Phelps, Fernandes' yellow card helped a lucky punter land a 4000/1 FA Cup third-round bet builder on a seven-fold accumulator of £1. The seven-fold also included Gabriel Magalhaes, Kai Havertz and Kobbie Mainoo being shown a yellow card, Fernandes and Martin Odegaard having at least one shot on target, and Gabriel scoring a goal.

Fernandes gave United a 1-0 lead early in the second half with a fantastic strike that saw him overtake David Beckham in the club's list of top scorers. He also scored the first penalty of the shootout, which United won 5-3.

Fernandes will be in action next when United take on Southampton on Thursday, January 16. Ruben Amorim's team are 13th in the table, having taken one point from their last four games.