‎Babies! Rooney rips into Fernandes & Martinez as Man Utd crisis deepens

‎Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has lashed out at Bruno Fernandes and Lisandro Martinez over their recent comment about the club.

‎Bruno Fernandes and Lisandro Martinez have publicly questioned the club’s tactical direction and recruitment in recent days.

‎Club captain Fernandes questioned the team’s tactical setup following the 4-1 defeat to Como in the Champions League. While he’s not expected to face any sanction from the club, Rooney was furious with the captain’s lack of accountability.

‎Speaking on The United Stand podcast, he said: “When Martinez came out, I said this is an absolute nightmare because it will rip the dressing room apart. That was the start. We’ve seen it now with Bruno and you’re going to see it with more players. The reason why is because them players don’t want to take responsibility.

‎”You can say whether Bruno was right or wrong in what he said, but you have to take responsibility on the pitch, you have to take responsibility as a group of players and there were times when me and Sir Alex Ferguson wouldn’t talk, but I’d run through a brick wall for him on the pitch.”

Bruno Fernandes has been criticised over his comments about Man United. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

‎Rooney believes the current crop of players prioritise their own egos over the club’s wellbeing. He continued: “These players, they’re selfish. They care about themselves, they don’t care about their team-mates, don’t care about the manager, about the staff or the fans, they care about themselves.

‎”If they’re not getting what’s right for them. They’re like babies and just throw their toys out of the pram and go and deflect the blame on to anyone else but themselves. They have to look at themselves.”

Michael Carrick is under huge pressure to deliver positive results (Photo by PIERO CRUCIATTI / AFP via Getty Images)

‎He concluded by citing the captain’s poor individual performances. “Bruno, he’s having probably the worst run of form he’s had since he’s been at the club and again, it’s no coincidence he’s putting pressure on someone else because he doesn’t want to face it,” Rooney concluded. “If he looks at himself in the mirror, if Martinez looks at himself in the mirror, all the players… they’ll find what is looking back at them is them and it’s not good enough.”

‎Carrick will have to turn things around if he wants to retain his job as United head coach.

‎Meanwhile, it’s still unclear if Fernandes will apologize publicly or the issue will be addressed internally. Martinez issued a public apology following his remarks about the club recruitment policy.