At Manchester United, a huge controversy arose after statements exchanged between Roy Keane, one of the club’s greatest legends, and the team’s current captain, Bruno Fernandes, one of the greatest footballers of the last decade at Old Trafford.
The Portuguese provided his 21st assist of the season against Brighton, making him the player with the most assists in a single season in the Premier League. But Mr. Keene did not like this feat. Keane criticized the midfielder a few weeks ago for placing more emphasis on individual results than the team’s overall performance.
Bruno Fernandes equals Premier League assist record during United team celebration
People have opinions and think it’s good or bad. And in this case what Roy Keane said is a lie
Those words prompted the 31-year-old Portugal international to respond during an appearance on the podcast The Diary of a CEO. So he explained to Stephen Bartlett: “What I don’t like is when people lie about certain things. I’ve always been criticized by everyone and I never responded.”
“People have opinions and think about everything, whether it’s good or bad. And in this case, what Roy Keane said is a lie. Luckily for me, everything is recorded,” the Portugal international declared.
Although they conceded two goals, everyone was elated as Bruno equaled the assist record. It’s amazing, it’s a circus act.
“Imagine if it wasn’t so. People would think, ‘Bruno is the one who always tries to provide an assist’. I accept his criticisms and I accept whether he likes me as a player or not, whether he likes me as a person or not. But what I hate is when he puts words into my mouth that he never said. That’s the only thing I hate,” he added.
Bruno tried to resolve it privately.
Bruno also revealed that he had tried to defuse tensions and had spoken to former coach Ole Gunnar Solskjær to obtain Keane’s contact information so the matter could be resolved privately. However, the former Irish footballer’s reaction did not take long. Keene posted an image on Instagram of a donkey illuminated by lights on stage, with the shadows of two lions appearing in the background.
“The photo, which was shared with his 2.5 million followers, was accompanied by the message: “Too much attention will make the donkey think he’s a lion.”
Keane had already expressed his anger in a statement published in the Overlap newspaper a few weeks ago, saying: “In an interview after the match, the Manchester United captain said: ‘I probably should have taken a few shots, but I decided to assist.’ Wow. How can you think of focusing on your personal record and not on winning games?”
“With the mentality of that team, he’s not going to win trophies. They conceded two goals, but he equaled the assist record so everyone is elated. It’s unbelievable. This is a circus act,” the Irishman concluded.
