Manchester legend tears into Bruno Fernandes: no titles at United | OneFootball

Bruno Fernandes, formerly of Sporting, matched, in the last match, the record for most assists in a single Premier League season. As a result, he joins the select group made up of Kevin De Bruyne and Thierry Henry, but even that has not spared him from criticism.

Roy Keane, a Manchester United legend, said in comments made this Tuesday that he does not understand the attitude and mentality of the players, pointing the finger at the Portuguese international for being more focused on breaking an individual record than on winning matches.

“I think everything I heard around United during the week, honestly, made me furious. All the talk was about his assists, players talking about his assists. He was interviewed after the game and I was watching him, and everyone was talking about his assists. Even the players themselves. The whole discussion after the game was about the assists,” Roy Keane began by saying on Sky Sports’ "The Overlap".

“The Manchester United captain said: 'Yes, there were a few times when I probably should have shot, but I made those passes'. He admitted himself that he should have shot, but he made passes. Wow! How does a footballer go into a game thinking about an individual record? He’ll end up getting those numbers anyway, but the fact that this became the main focus of Manchester United’s performance at the weekend left me embarrassed. All the players, when he got the assist, went to celebrate with him. And what about the player who scored the goal?!”, asked the former Irish midfielder critically.

“What do you gain by being on the same level as De Bruyne and Henry? Nothing! What is the priority when you play for Manchester United? The number one priority? Winning titles! He is not going to win titles at United with this mentality. They concede two goals and everyone is in ecstasy because he equalled an assists record. It’s insane and a circus!”, he blasted.

Roy Keane also took the opportunity to give a clear example of what he did not like about Bruno Fernandes’ performance, highlighting the moment when the Portuguese international threw himself to the ground after seeing Mbeumo miss a goalscoring chance following his assist.

“Lovely. Why did he go to ground? There you go! Because he was thinking about himself. He was thinking about his assists. Why was he on the ground with his hands in the air?”, lamented Roy Keane, a player who represented United on 480 occasions.

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