Roy Keane says Bruno Fernandes wont win any more trophies at Manchester United and described the narrative around his pursuit of the Premier League assists record at the weekend as a circus.Fernandes bid to equal the mark of 20 assists in a single top-flight season was achieved on Sunday in the 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest, the Portuguese setting up Bryan Mbeumos goal at the Stretford End.With nothing at stake for either side, the major storyline seemed to be around the record and Keane, who was there in his role as a pundit for Sky Sports, was unimpressed.Table of ContentsI was raging Keane goes in two-footed on Manchester United and FernandesKeane dismisses suggestion Manchester United will win more silverware with Fernandes as captainI was raging Keane goes in two-footed on Manchester United and FernandesThe former United captain said on Stick to Football: I think what I heard at United at the weekend honestly, I was raging with it.The whole chat about his assists. And everyones talking about assists, he did an interview after the match, after the game, and I was watching him and everyone was talking about assists and even the players were The game was about his assists. Thats the whole talk.After the game he got interviewed and he said in his interview, the captain of Man United, he said, Yeah, a few times I probably shouldve. He said this himself, I should have shot but, uh, I made them passes. Wow! How can your mindset of a footballer be going out to a match and be talking about some individual recognition?Hes going to get all them stats anyway. But for it to be the main point about Man Uniteds performance at the weekend, I was cringing with all of them. And all the players when he got the assist, going over to him. What about the guy who scored the goal?.Keane dismisses suggestion Manchester United will win more silverware with Fernandes as captainFellow host Gary Neville attempted to defend Fernandes, who has one FA Cup and one EFL Cup to show for six years at Old Trafford, and point out he has spoken regularly about wanting to win silverware with United but Keane was having none of it.He wont be winning trophies, said the Irishman. Not with that mindset of the team, where theyve given up two goals and everyones getting all giddy because hes equalled a record for assists. Its mind-boggling. Its mind-boggling.Its a circus act. Bruno gives a pass and he [Mbeumo] misses it. What did Bruno do after he missed it? You watched it. Why is he falling on the f***ing floor? Excuse me.He wasnt disappointed for the striker whos having a bit of a difficult spell and missed a couple of chances. Hes thinking about his assist, and he doesnt he doesnt get his assist.Fernandes will have the chance to break the record he holds alongside Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruynewhen United go to Brighton this weekend. Topics Bruno Fernandes Manchester United F.C. Roy Keane Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Nottingham Forest recieve PGMO apology after goal incorrectly given in Manchester United loss Mitch Fretton 18th May, 2026 Michael Carrick plays down future talks: Over the coming days, therell be clarity in the situation Tom Rostance 17th May, 2026 Manchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest: Fernandes equals assist record in cracking game Tom Rostance 17th May, 2026 LIVE Manchester United v Nottingham Forest: Commentary, updates, goals and stats Jon Fisher 15th May, 2026 Manchester United v Nottingham Forest: Teams confirmed as Casemiro starts final Old Trafford game Tom Rostance 17th May, 2026 Which Premier League games are on TV during the last week of the 2025/26 season? May 2026 schedule, confirmed kick-off times, final day Ben Miller 16th May, 2026
