Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes revealed a phone call from Juan Mata calmed him down following Gabby Agbonlahor's criticism of the club and the player last weekend.
Fernandes and his teammates put in a horror performance at Brentford last Saturday and were steam-rolled by the Bees 4-0. Criticism of the Reds came from far and wide at full-time as Erik ten Hag's men were accused of lacking fight in the dismal display.
One critic of the performance was former Aston Villa striker Agbonlahor who went in on the United player. Speaking on talkSPORT, he said: "You know what, Ten Hag, just pack up. He's had pre-season and they have started the season as a shambles, they're like strangers on the pitch. They're just not good enough.
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"It's a shambles kit, shambles club at the moment. I've been hammering United and people are saying I've got an agenda against Manchester United – no, I'm speaking facts that real Manchester United fans will agree with."
Agbonlahor went on to single Fernandes out for criticism, labelling him the "worst possible teammate" and saying he "gets away with murder".
His comments led to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp calling out the pundit and claiming that he 'nearly rang' talkSPORT to put Agbonlahor straight. When asked whether the comments from the 35-year-old worried him, Fernandes told ELEVEN : "It's honestly not something that worries me too much.
"He's never played with me, he doesn't know how I am. Just yesterday I told my wife, who spoke to me about this interview and I said: 'You know what calms me down?' Just two days ago a person called Juan Mata, world champion, European champion, winner of the Champions League, all in England, said to me: 'You were the best people I've met in football, continue like that, being yourself, with that honesty, this ability to work.' If someone says that... you know how I am. I am demanding with myself and I also demand it from others."
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