{"id":52713,"date":"2026-05-25T15:44:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T10:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=52713"},"modified":"2026-05-25T15:44:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T10:14:48","slug":"criticism-is-fine-lies-are-not-bruno-fernandes-breaks-silence-on-roy-keane-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/criticism-is-fine-lies-are-not-bruno-fernandes-breaks-silence-on-roy-keane-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cCriticism Is Fine, Lies Are Not\u201d: Bruno Fernandes Breaks Silence on Roy Keane Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has hit back at Roy Keane\u2019s criticism in a revealing new interview on The Diary of a CEO podcast with Steven Bartlett. The Portuguese star addressed claims that he prioritizes assists over team success, calling out what he believes are twisted words.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the wide-ranging conversation, Fernandes stated: \u201c<b>I don\u2019t mind criticism. I have always taken criticism from everyone. People can have an opinion. But what I don\u2019t like is when people lie.\u201d<\/b> He emphasized his consistent chance creation since joining the Premier League, saying, \u201cI have been creating chances since day one, this has never changed.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The tension stems from Keane\u2019s comments on a recent match where he accused Fernandes of focusing on assist records rather than shooting. Fernandes clarified that his post-match comments were self-critical \u2014 admitting he should have shot instead of passing \u2014 but Keane allegedly misrepresented them.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have always shown respect for Roy Keane,\u201d Fernandes added. He even asked former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for Keane\u2019s number to address the issue directly, describing the comments as \u201ca little bit over the top\u201d and \u201cunacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Fernandes\u2019 Leadership and Record<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the drama, Fernandes remains a key figure for Manchester United. This season he has contributed significantly with goals and a league-high assists tally, helping secure Champions League football under new manager Michael Carrick. The 31-year-old stressed that team success comes first and talent alone isn\u2019t enough without character and fight.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fans and pundits continue to debate the exchange between the two strong personalities. While Keane is known for his no-nonsense analysis, Fernandes defended his mentality and commitment to the club.<\/p>\n<p>The full interview offers insights into Fernandes\u2019 journey, leadership style, and vision for United\u2019s future. As the Red Devils rebuild, this response highlights the captain\u2019s resilience amid scrutiny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has hit back at Roy Keane\u2019s criticism in a revealing new interview on The Diary\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":52714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[420,249,1164,4057],"class_list":["post-52713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-bruno-fernandes","tag-manchester-united","tag-roy-keane","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52713"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52715,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52713\/revisions\/52715"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}