'Pathetic' – Former Man City star Micah Richards takes aim at Man United star

Micah Richards, for all of the laughter and joking, has actually carved out a career as a pundit that means he is both watchable and worth listening to, so when he takes aim at Man United, it’s a fair bet that there’s a good point to be made.

The former Man City star hasn’t gone after a member of the Red Devils first-team squad for the sake of it either.

Speaking on the Rest Is Football podcast alongside Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker, Richards had a fair bit to say about the style of captaincy from Bruno Fernandes, in response to a question from a listener.

“It’s getting embarrassing now,” he said. “The young lad Pellistri comes on. Fernandes is trying to get his team playing and I totally understand he’s frustrated.

“Pellistri made a run, Fernandes didn’t see him and [so] he made a different run but because he wasn’t where [Fernandes] wanted him to be, he’s going off at Pellestri.

“It’s every time. I saw an interview with him the other day and he said he needs to be emotional when he performs because it makes him play better.

“But I feel like his body language on the pitch is disturbing the rest of the team and it’s just not a good look at all. It’s pathetic at times.”

It isn’t the first time that the Portuguese has been criticised.

When United lost 7-0 at Anfield last season, Fernandes was called out for his gesticulating and pushing of a linesman, though as the Daily Mail report, he wasn’t punished for the incident.