Bruno Fernandes accused Roy Keane of making a false claim: “I don’t like it when people put words in my mouth”
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has publicly rejected criticism directed at him by former club captain Roy Keane, saying that part of the claims made in the debate about his pursuit of the Premier League assist record was untrue. The Portuguese midfielder said in an interview for Steven Bartlett’s podcast “The Diary of a CEO” that he is prepared to accept harsh assessments of his performances, character and captaincy, but that he does not accept being attributed words which, according to him, he did not say. Fernandes stressed that the problem for him arose at the moment when Keane, speaking about his performance and assists, concluded that an individual record had been placed ahead of the interests of the team. According to available recordings and reports by British and Irish media, the dispute developed after United’s victory against Nottingham Forest, in which Fernandes reached his 20th assist of the season and equalled the then Premier League record. A few days later, in the final round of the championship, the official Premier League website announced that Fernandes had also recorded his 21st assist and thereby surpassed the achievements of Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne.
Dispute over the statement after the match against Nottingham Forest
The centre of the debate was the match between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest, after which there...
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