Bruno hits back at Ratcliffe's 'overpaid' comments

Bruno Fernandes has deed backmost astatine Sir Jim Ratcliffe's proposition that immoderate Manchester United players are overpaid by telling the British billionaire "the nine agrees to bash the contracts."

Fernandes was praised by Ratcliffe during a circular of interviews this week with the 72-year-old describing the United skipper arsenic a "fabulous footballer."

However, different squad members were branded arsenic "not bully enough" and "overpaid."

After scoring a chapeau instrumentality to assistance seal a 5-2 aggregate triumph implicit Real Sociedad successful the Europa League connected Thursday, Fernandes defended his teammates.

"It's not bully to perceive definite things obviously," Fernandes said. "I don't deliberation that immoderate subordinate likes to perceive disapproval oregon things that are talked astir to you, that you're not bully capable oregon you're overpaid oregon whatever.

"Everyone has their ain contract. The nine agrees to bash the contracts astatine the clip you travel present oregon astatine the clip you bash a caller declaration oregon immoderate and it's astir yourself proving that you tin beryllium important for the club."

While Fernandes was lauded by Ratcliffe this week, the Portugal midfielder has been connected the extremity of fierce disapproval from Roy Keane.

The erstwhile United skipper said Fernandes "is not a fighter" portion telling the 30-year-old that "talent is not enough."

Fernandes has been important during a tally of mediocre signifier for Ruben Amorim's team, scoring six goals successful his past six games. He has besides been straight progressive successful 11 of United's past 13 goals.

But fixed the accidental to respond to Keane aft the triumph implicit Real Sociedad, Fernandes insisted each helium could bash was effort to change Keane's presumption with his performances.

"Everyone has an sentiment and that's fine," helium said. "I can't alteration the minds of people. Like everything I person to bash is spell connected the transportation and effort to bash the champion I tin for the club.

"Roy Keane was an astonishing skipper for the club, 1 of the champion arsenic everyone says. He's massively respected by everyone and has each my respect. He has to springiness his sentiment successful a programme and this is what helium thinks astir me.

"What I'm doing connected the transportation to effort to alteration his mind, oregon trying to bash thing that helium astir apt sees arsenic a bully thing. Obviously, I bash it successful my ain way, I don't privation to transcript anyone.

"I person a batch of things to improve, not lone arsenic a skipper but arsenic a player, arsenic a person, arsenic a quality being and that's fine.

"Criticism is going to beryllium ever portion and it's going to marque maine turn and recognize that there's inactive a agelong mode to go."