The Brazilian surprisingly stepped up late in the game but failed to make the most of it
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has defended the decision to allow Fred to take a late free-kick in their 1-0 win over Manchester City in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.
Having lost the first-leg 3-1 at Old Trafford, the Red Devils opened the scoring at the Etihad via Nemanja Matic and were awarded a free-kick just outside of City's box late in the game.
While many expected Juan Mata to take the set-piece, Fred instead stepped up, with his tame effort failing to to clear City's wall and denying United the chance to take the tie to penalties.