Man Utd captain Fernandes takes on Keane over 'lie'
Bruno Fernandes accused Roy Keane of telling a "lie" about his pursuit of the Premier League assists record. Fernandes said Keane had put untrue "words in my mouth" on a recent podcast appearance. Keane described Fernandes as being at the centre of a "circus act" following United's 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest on the penultimate weekend of the season.
Keane suggested Fernandes was prioritising individual assists glory over the team's interests. On podcast The Overlap, Keane said: "After the [Forest] game, he got interviewed, and he said, the captain of Manchester United said: 'A few times, I probably should have shot, but I made them passes.' Wow. How can your mindset as a footballer be going into a match to be about an individual record? He won't be winning trophies, not with that mindset of the team." Fernandes's actual post-match comments were: "There were probably moments today when I should have passed instead of shot. I'm very happy for the assist, but more than that, I'm happy for the win and to finish the season on a high." Keane posted a drawing of a braying donkey on Instagram on Monday evening with the caption "Too much attention makes a donkey think he's a lion". Fernandes registered a record-equalling 20th assist of the season in United's win against Forest, and then took the record outright on the final day in the victory at Brighton. Fernandes told podcast The Diary of a CEO: "Like I've always said, I don't mind criticism... What I don't like is when people lie about things... what he said is a lie because… either
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Bruno Fernandes and Roy Keane are in a war of words following comments made about Fernandes's record-breaking season. The Man U captain is not happy with Keane's assessment - and wants to set the record straight.
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