Bruno Fernandes has hit back at claims that he dug out Cristiano Ronaldo in his post-match interview after the Manchester derby.
The Manchester United star spoke to the press after getting himself on the scoresheet during a memorable 2-1 win over rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford.
Fernandes was in top form for Man United in their win over rivals City
However he attracted attention for comments that was construed to be about former United teammate Ronaldo
It was a huge statement victory for Erik ten Hag’s side who are now just one point behind their rivals and considered to be firmly in the title race.
Fernandes spoke to the media after the match and attracted attention when saying: “[We] used to be individuals, now we are a team. You can see a proper team that works for each other.”
Some suggested that the Portuguese stars comments were a dig at his international teammate Ronaldo who left the club by mutual consent last year following his explosive interview with Piers Morgan.
But referencing the now-Al Nassr star, Fernandes says that Ronaldo was not the intended target of his comments.
Writing on his Instagram story, Fernandes said: “I know that is difficult to see Manchester United doing well, [but I] don’t have anything to [say] about us on the news apart [from] good things!
“Don’t use my name to attack Cristiano.
Fernandes took to Instagram to clear up his comments, saying that that he wasn’t digging out Ronaldo
“Cristiano was part of our team for half the season and as I said in many interviews, everyone since Liverpool is being amazing and acting like a proper team and you can see the results. We carry on!’”
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Real Madrid are currently in Riyadh, ready to play the final of the Spanish Super Cup against Barcelona. Ronaldo, having recently joined Al-Nassr, paid a visit to his former teammates and coach and was spotted speaking to a number of them, although Benzema was nowhere to be seen.
Unsurprisingly, that led to speculation about there being a rift between the two Real Madrid legends. But Benzema was quick to put such rumours to bed. As reported by MARCA (via GOAL), he said:
“We don’t need to take photos to say we’re friends, the photos are for Instagram or Twitter, that’s another world.
“We didn’t have time to greet each other because I was training and immediately he also went to train. I hope to see him tomorrow at the stadium and be able to talk to him for a while.”
SOURCE: talksport.com, therealchamps.com
