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‘I’m not keen on him’ - Lee Sharpe annoyed by Manchester United midfielder

‘I’m not keen on him’ - Lee Sharpe annoyed by Manchester United midfielderMatthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images
He highlighted one player who “lets himself down”.

Lee Sharpe is frustrated by Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes’ behaviour.

Fernandes continues to score from attacking midfield for United but he has attracted criticism this season for making it plain when he is not happy with events on the pitch.

He regularly shows his frustration, and speaking to BetVictor, former United winger Sharpe complained about his demonstrative nature.

Sharpe said: “I have to say that Bruno Fernandes does annoy me. I’m not keen on him throwing himself around and throwing his arms in the air as the Manchester United captain.

"You have to keep your calm when others around you are losing their heads, but the hand waving, the gestures and the moaning is what I just don’t agree with at all. You have to be a class above when you’re the captain of Manchester United and he lets himself down in that aspect.

“He does work hard but I think he’s a bit ill-disciplined at times with his positional play. Him running all over the place looks like hard work, but it leaves his teammates exposed. He is hot and cold with me, parts of him are unbelievable but other parts I can take or leave.

“He does have the ability to produce something out of nothing and his work rate is second to none, but he does still give the ball away cheaply in dangerous areas. He tries to play the killer ball too often when he could just keep possession.

"Against Liverpool I think he touched the ball seven or eight times and gave it away every time. I turned to my mate and said ‘he’ll score a wonder goal now’, then sure enough he went and scored from his own half!”

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