Rooney criticises Man Utd players following recent run

Wayne Rooney has launched a scathing attack on Manchester United’s players, accusing them of being “selfish” and failing to take responsibility for the club’s problems.

The former United striker said players must stop deflecting blame and instead look at their own performances, following recent comments from Bruno Fernandes and Lisandro Martinez.

“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,” Rooney said on the Stick to United podcast.

“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.

“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.”

Rooney also singled out Bruno Fernandes, who he believes is enduring the worst run of form of his United career.

“Bruno, he’s having probably the worst run of form he’s had since he’s been at the club,” Rooney said.

“And again, it’s no coincidence he’s putting pressure on someone else because he doesn’t want to face it.

“If he looks at himself in the mirror, if Martínez 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.”