Despite his departure from Manchester United and his joining the Saudi club Al-Nasr, Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo remains the focus of the English press, especially after the results achieved by the "Maneo" recently and Bruno Fernandez's statements, which were considered shocking.
Fernandez said in press statements after the Manchester derby, which United won over City, "I said before the start of the match that we have become a better team now. In earlier times some of us were looking for ourselves sometimes, but now we see players playing for the group."
Bruno Fernandes on his Instagram story defending Cristiano Ronaldo💪🏼 pic.twitter.com/glyMl7l5OI
— ImmediateCR7 (@RonaldoVibezzz) January 15, 2023
This statement was translated by the media - primarily English - as directed at his compatriot and former colleague Ronaldo.
However, the player - who contributed to the "Maneo" victory with a controversial goal - seemed angry at the "distortion" of his words and the wrong direction of his statement.
That is why he resorted to his account on “Instagram” - specifically the “My Story” service - and published a picture of one of the sites that included his statements, in which he said, “Now we play as a team, a few months ago some players were playing for themselves.”
"Thank you to everyone who correctly conveyed my words after the derby," Bruno wrote.
"I know it's difficult for some people to see Manchester United perform well and not have negative things to talk about," he added.
And he continued, "Do not use my name to attack Cristiano Ronaldo, he was part of the team in the first half of the season."
And he concluded, "I said it before in a number of press interviews, since the Liverpool match (the third round in the league), and we are dealing as a team, and you can see the results and we will continue to work."
Man United ranks third in the Premier League table with 38 points, one point behind second-placed City.
The “Red Devils” will play Crystal Palace next Wednesday in a postponed match from the seventh round.
❌ There's NO problem between Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo in @ManUtd or @selecaoportugal .
These images show nothing.
Some media are taking advantage of the tense moment between @Cristiano and United to make fake news.
Bruno and Ronaldo are focused on @FIFAWorldCup .
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— Pedro Sepúlveda (@pedromsepulveda) November 14, 2022
And last November - days before the start of the World Cup in Qatar - a video clip spread of a handshake that appeared "frosty" between Fernandez and Ronaldo, and it appeared as if Bruno ignored the "Don" at first before shaking hands with him reluctantly and moving away very quickly.
🗣️ "I didn't read the interview so I'm ok with that"
Bruno Fernandes says he has 'no problem' with Cristiano Ronaldo and explains the apparent 'frosty' reception he gave his teammate earlier in the week.
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— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) November 17, 2022
Commenting on the video, Fernandez said that there was no personal problem between him and Ronaldo.