Ruben Amorim replied to Roy Keane's criticism of Bruno Fernandes by telling the former Manchester United midfielder that the head coach's opinion was the most important.
Speaking on the Overlap podcast, Keane says that Bruno Fernandes is a talented player, but talent alone is not enough.
He also said Bruno Fernandes was not a fighter. During a fierce debate with former Arsenal striker Ian Wright, Keane also labeled the entire Manchester United team as "trickers".
When asked at a press conference on Friday, February 28, 2025, about Keane's criticism, Amorim clearly defended his captain.
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"I heard about it. I have different opinions. Bruno is very important to us at the club, especially for me."
"He played well in a difficult context. He always wanted responsibility."
"I know sometimes he does something as captain with his hands and criticizes his teammates."
"There has been a lot of frustration for this year, last year, and other years. He wants to win and sometimes it's very difficult to overcome that frustration."
"Everyone has an opinion. Roy Keane has high standards in his time, it's only natural to have an opinion. I have the opposite opinion."
"I think my opinion is more important than Roy Keane's opinion because I'm his coach."
"I think he (Fernandes) did a lot quite well," said the Portuguese coach.
Apart from Fernandes, goalkeeper Andre Onana was also criticized after a number of recent mistakes.
He struggled in the match against Everton and Ipswich Town. However, with the injury of goalkeeper number two, Altay Bayindir, the Cameroon international is ready to defend his place against Fulham on Sunday, March 2, 2025.
"I think he went through some tough moments last year, but this season he made some great saves that saved our team."
"Sometimes, (it) has some problems, but that's natural. If you look at our team, you can find a lot of players with that problem."
"Sometimes some players have problems. People talk a lot about the second goal against Ipswich."
"He was waiting for the touch (Liam) of Delap and then the ball continued to point towards the goal. That could happen," said Amorim.
Manchester United did struggle in the Premier League by ranking 14th (33 points). However, they still have a chance to win trophies this season.
The Red Devils are still on their way to the FA Cup and Europa League. The next two games in a row will determine how much chance they have to win this season.
Amory troops will face Fulham in the FA Cup fifth round, before visiting Real Sociedad in the first leg of the Europa League last 16.
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