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MANCHESTER UNITED star Bruno Fernandes has been slammed by Roy Keane for his ‘disrespectful’ body language.
The former midfielder took aim at the Portuguese playmaker in a discussion on his poor form against ‘Big Six’ rivals.

Bruno Fernandes was called ‘disrespectful’ for his attitude in recent weeksCredit: Guardian News & Media

Roy Keane criticised the Man Utd star for his conduct on the pitchCredit: Sky Sports

Keane told Sky Sports ahead of the Manchester derby: “We’ve seen him taken off in a few of the games and his body language has not been great.
“There’s nothing wrong with being taken off and shaking your head for ten seconds.
“But if you’re walking off and a team-mate is coming on, and you’re throwing your arms up in the air, that’s disrespectful to your team-mate.
“And we’re on about a leader.

“If I was coming on and the player was shaking his head, almost disrespecting him, saying ‘I’m coming off for you?’, you’d have a quiet word with him in the dressing room.
“And he’s done it a number of times, so he’s on about maturity and showing respect to your team-mates, well show respect if you have a bad game and don’t be throwing your arms up in the air every two minutes.”
Fellow pundits Graeme Souness and Micah Richards defended Fernandes’ actions.
The 26-year-old has just two goals and two assists in his ten games against ‘Big Six’ sides in the Premier League.

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That compares to a whopping 21-goal tally with 15 assists versus the other top-flight teams.
Last week’s pair of 0-0 draws against Chelsea and Crystal Palace left Fernandes visibly frustrated, which has drawn criticism.
Souness said: “I find it disappointing, he gives it that when somebody does something they shouldn’t have done.
“I’ve worked in a latin country, I get it, it’s not the end of the world.
“But I think he’s got to get that out of his game playing here in the UK, where he shows his disappointment to his team-mates.”
Former Manchester City defender Richards highlighted that Fernandes is not the only United player struggling in big games.
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But Keane felt that such pressure and questions were par for the course if the player wants to be among the best in the world.
He added: “We’ll watch him today against Man City, that’s it – it’s all about what you do on a football pitch.
“I know players under pressure do interviews and respond to criticism. Just get on with it, don’t be such a baby and produce against a brilliant Man City team.”
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MANCHESTER UNITED will reportedly have to fork out an extra £4.2million if Bruno Fernandes is named PFA Player of the Year.
The player-voted award is set to pit the Portuguese star against the likes of Ilkay Gundogan, Harry Kane and Ruben Dias.

Bruno Fernandes is in line for a shot at the PFA Player of the Year gongCredit: Getty Images – Getty

Should Fernandes, 26, prevail it will be another clause activated for his employers to stump up for.
According to The Times, United paid Sporting CP an initial £46.6m to sign the attacking midfielder in January 2020.
Since then, two clauses have been met worth £4.2m each, for starting 25 games and qualifying for the Champions League.
Picking up the PFA honour will trigger another £4.2m in an agreement which could also be met by him finishing in the Ballon d’Or top three.

If Fernandes wins the title, claimed by Kevin de Bruyne last year, the Red Devils’ total transfer fee outlay will be on the cusp of £60m.
Fans will argue that the talisman has been worth every penny, firing off 15 goals and 11 assists in the league this season.
Only Mohamed Salah has scored more (17) with Kane and De Bruyne ahead in the assists chart by one.
Some have pondered whether he is slowing down having hardly been rested by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with two quiet performances in the past week for United.

Club legend Gary Neville stated his belief that Fernandes’ team-mates must do more to help him create space.
The Sky Sports pundit said after the 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace: “I thought [Marcus] Rashford on the left, [Mason] Greenwood on the right, [Edinson] Cavani in the middle… they all stayed in their spots.
“And when you watch the real fantastic front-three attacks – and even this front-three at times over the last few months at their best – those runs where they’re diagonally running across and there’s movement… there was no movement tonight.
“They were playing in straight lines which means from Bruno Fernandes, that those two in midfield for Palace never got moved all night.
“There was no movement, no urgency and they were static and then Bruno ends up being easily marked, easily picked up.”
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SunSport analyst Danny Higginbotham wrote ahead of Sunday’s Manchester derby that Paul Pogba’s injury absence has hit Fernandes.
He said: “It is clear that, without Pogba, a certain amount of Fernandes’ freedom is taken away.
“When they are both on the field they make space for each other, depending on who the opposition decide to mark.
“But in the Frenchman’s absence teams found that if you stop Fernandes, you now stop United.”
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