Manchester United legend Roy Keane has reportedly revealed that he spoke candidly with current captain Bruno Fernandes over the phone following a high-profile verbal spat.
Keane’s criticism of the midfielder’s pursuit of individual records has caused the two to clash, but it seems that their differences have been resolved.
After Fernandes contacted the former Republic of Ireland international, the tension between the duo seems to have subsided.
Keane Reveals Talks With Fernandes
Speaking on the most recent episode of Sky Bet’s Stick to Football podcast as reported by Goal, Keane acknowledged that the two had a long talk to put their recent arguments behind them.
He said: “There was a reaction after what we said after the podcast a few weeks ago, with what I said about Bruno Fernandes, and he reached out to me, wanted to chat.
“So I called him and we did have a lovely chat. We had a chat about a bit of everything. When we do podcasts or games… sometimes you’re trying to communicate something that doesn’t come across properly and people get upset.
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“We had a nice, mature conversation. It was a lovely chat.” Keane even joked about the resolution, saying: “He apologised, I forgave him, no problem. But no, it was a good chat.”
The conflict between the pair reached a boiling point when Fernandes appeared on The Diary of a CEO and openly accused the club icon of lying about remarks he allegedly made.
The Portuguese playmaker strongly refuted Keane’s earlier accusation on The Overlap that Fernandes acknowledged passing rather than shooting in order to pursue individual records.
Fernandes said: “I don’t mind criticism. What I don’t like is when people lie about things.
“This case that you said about Roy Keane, basically what he said is a lie because either he saw some other interview or he can’t say that I said one thing that I’ve just not said.”
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