Home Sports Fans are left baffled as Jermaine Jenas awards Kevin De Bruyne his Man of the Match in FA Cup semi-final for making ‘so many tackles’ – despite only winning one!

Fans are left baffled as Jermaine Jenas awards Kevin De Bruyne his Man of the Match in FA Cup semi-final for making ‘so many tackles’ – despite only winning one!

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Kevin De Bruyne was named Man of the Match for his performance against Chelsea

Fans were left baffled after Kevin De Bruyne was named Man of the Match against Chelsea.

Pep Guardiola’s side booked their place in the FA Cup final for the second year in a row with a 1-0 victory over the Blues at Wembley.

Bernardo Silva scored from close range six minutes from time to ensure City’s hope of winning the double remained intact.

BBC co-commentator Jermaine Jenas named De Bruyne his Man of the Match and praised his defensive contribution.

The former Newcastle and Tottenham midfielder said: “De Bruyne is my man of the match, but not for the usual reasons.”

Kevin De Bruyne was named Man of the Match for his performance against Chelsea

BBC's Jermaine Jenas praised the Belgian's defensive contribution in the Wembley victory

BBC’s Jermaine Jenas praised the Belgian’s defensive contribution in the Wembley victory

Jenas' comments came despite De Bruyne only making one tackle in the entire match.

Jenas’ comments came despite De Bruyne only making one tackle in the entire match.

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“It was an intense game and he made a lot of tackles, but he also had a bit of quality.”

Jenas’ comments came despite the Belgian midfielder only making one tackle in the entire match.

And fans took to social media to question Jenas’ decision, with some insisting De Bruyne was “miles away”.

One said: ‘Is Jenas okay? De Bruyne as MotM is one of the worst opinions I’ve seen in a long time; By her standards, she is far from it.’

Another wrote: ‘Kevin De Bruyne has had an absolute stinker today for me. Countless stray and misplaced passes compared to his usual standard. He “remains Jermaine Jenas’s player of the game.”

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A third fan asked: ‘De Bruyne, man of the match? Did Jenas watch the game?

De Bruyne was instrumental in the attack when his cross into the box resulted in the winning goal for Silva.

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