Manchester United’s all-time main scorer Wayne Rooney known as the membership’s players “selfish” and stated they have been “like babies” after captain Bruno Fernandes questioned the teaching workers’s ways following Wednesday’s 4-1 Champions League thrashing by Como.
Fernandes stated United failed to use sufficient strain and adopted a “mood of defeat” after conceding within the second minute, as the heavy loss intensified scrutiny of supervisor Michael Carrick.
United’s collapse at Como left them gazing one other damaging defeat, with solely a stoppage-time purpose from Joshua Zirkzee lowering the margin of loss.
The criticism follows indicators of rising frustration inside the squad. Earlier this month, defender Lisandro Martinez criticised the membership’s hierarchy after a 2-0 Champions League defeat by Atletico Madrid, saying he anticipated higher funding to assist the staff compete on the highest degree.
“When Martinez came out, I said this is an absolute nightmare because it will rip the dressing room apart,” Rooney advised the United Stand podcast on Thursday. “That was the start. We’ve seen it now with Bruno and you’re going to see it with more players because they don’t want to take responsibility.
“You can say whether or not Bruno was proper or mistaken in what he stated however you need to take duty on the pitch. You should take duty as a bunch of players.
“These players, they’re selfish. They don’t care about their teammates, don’t care about the manager, the staff or the fans, they care about themselves.
“If they are not getting what’s proper for them, they’re like infants and simply throw. their toys out of the pram and go and deflect the blame on to anybody else however themselves.”
Carrick, a former United midfielder who played alongside Rooney at Old Trafford, was appointed on an interim basis following Ruben Amorim’s dismissal in January before earning a contract through 2028 after overseeing a dramatic improvement in results.
Carrick is under growing pressure with United winless in seven matches across all competitions. They are 20th in the Champions League standings and 13th in the Premier League.
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