“You’d be p***ed off” – Rio Ferdinand disagrees with Scholes on frustrated Man Utd star | OneFootball

Rio Ferdinand understands why Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes often looks irritated with his teammates.

While there has never been much doubt about the playmaker’s technical credentials, his suitability for the captain’s role has been greatly debated, as many feel his poor body language renders him a poor fit for the role which requires a more positive character capable of inspiring the troops.

However, Ferdinand sees it differently. The legendary defender feels for Bruno who has been leaving it all out on the pitch and even helping others with their tasks, while many of his companions have been performing below expectations.

“Bruno is massively disrespected. All this talk of him not being captain material and trying to look for negatives in his game,” said the former England international on his podcast (via Metro).

“Since he’s come, 28 goals, 18 assists in his first season, that’s 46 goal involvements. Ten goals and 13 assists in his second season. Third season, 14 goals, 13 assists. He’s got ten now and 12 assists. That says to me and it’s screaming one thing: consistency, output. This is what this guy brings and delivers.

“Some of the things he gets called out for, his body language etcetera… yeah, there could be improvements there, but that is borne out of frustration, that’s borne out of not being helped.

“That’s borne out of, ‘You know what? I’m f***ing doing my job here’, look at the stats! No player has created more chances since he signed for Manchester United in the Premier League, by the way. Not Kevin De Bruyne, nobody. He’s created more chances than anybody since he signed.

“If you’re putting a human touch on that, you would be frustrated, you would be p***ed off that the club are signing players that haven’t been able to deliver.”

Rio Ferdinand understands the frustration in Bruno Fernandes

Paul Scholes wasn’t impressed with Manchester United’s approach in the 2-2 draw at Everton, and even wondered where Fernandes was during the first half. Nevertheless, Ferdinand insists the Portuguese is a work-machine who’s working several tasks.

“One of the things that he gets criticised for, and I understand why he does it, but you’ve got to look at the reasons why he’s doing what he’s doing. Sometimes you see him going to the full-back trying to get the ball, sometimes you see him going to the centre-half trying to get the ball, then you see him going up front and getting on the box and trying to do crazy things.

“That’s frustration because he [another player] hasn’t been able to do what he should be doing: I know what he’s being asked to do and he’s not doing it so you get out the way, holding midfielders, and I’ll show you what to do. That’s what he’s doing.

“If other people are doing their jobs, I don’t then need to go there and try and show you how to do your job. That’s what Bruno has ended up doing and that’s why people are always saying he’s out of position. I actually feel sorry for him in a sense.”