Bruno Fernandes insists he has “no problem” with cristiano ronaldoeven though he Manchester United and Portugal Teammate’s explosive interview stated that he felt betrayed by the club and disrespecting the manager Erik ten Hag.
Ronaldo has been very critical of Man United in an interview with Piers Morgan on TalkTV, which airs in the UK on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
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United said they would address the Portuguese striker’s comments after a full set of facts, although sources told ESPN that Ten Hag doesn’t believe he can work with Ronaldo again.
Ronaldo is absent with a stomach bug as Portugal continues to prepare for the World Cup with a 4-0 Glory ends Nigeria in Lisbon on Thursday. Fernandes scored twice in the win and then insisted that all his focus was on the tournament in Qatar.
“I didn’t read the interview so I’m fine with that,” he told Sky Sports. “As I said before, now it’s the national team, it’s Portugal. The coach has made it clear that it’s us, he’s been saying that ever since I came to the national team in January. 2017.
“It remains clear, that in his mind, the most important thing here is the national team and us, so we have to focus on the World Cup.
“You don’t get the chance to play more than once in a World Cup – Cristiano has played really well playing five times, it will be his fifth – so everyone is ready for that, everyone wants to. give my all for the team.”
Bruno Fernandes says he has ‘no problem’ with Cristiano Ronaldo and explains the apparent ‘cold’ reception he gave his team-mates earlier in the weekpic.twitter.com/J9AA9P6RjI
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A video that went viral this week shows Fernandes giving Ronaldo a cold welcome as the two greet each other after reporting duties to Portugal following the interview.
However, Fernandes insists that the clip was misleading and the audio version shows the two joking.
“This is the national team, Manchester United will be my focus after the World Cup, after December 18, because it’s the final,” added Fernandes.
“I don’t have a problem with anyone. I do my job. You have to control yourself, do your best and that’s it.”
Speaking earlier this week, fellow United player Raphael Varane has admitted that the interview affected the team.
“Obviously it affects us,” Varane, who was selected for France’s squad for the World Cup in Qatar, told French radio station Europe1. “We follow what is happening and what is being said.
“We try to calm the situation in our own way, we try not to get too involved in it. What is happening in the media at the big clubs is being pushed.
“When it’s a star like Ronaldo, it’s even more so, so we try to bridge the gap, meaning we’re not trying to change the situation alone, we’re part of the collective. .”
In the second part of the interview that aired on Thursday, Ronaldo claims his relationship with Ten Hag has broken down after feeling “provocative” by his manager to walk away against Tottenham Hotspur earlier this season.
