Roy Keane has launched a blistering attack on Bruno Fernandes and his Manchester United teammates, branding the club a "circus act" over their obsession with helping the captain break a Premier League assists record.
Fernandes moved level with Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne after registering his 20th assist of the season during Sunday's victory over Nottingham Forest.
The Portuguese playmaker will now have the opportunity to claim the record outright when Michael Carrick's side travel to face Brighton this weekend.
Yet Keane was far from impressed by what he saw at Old Trafford.
Instead of celebrating an important victory, the former United captain was left furious by what he perceived to be an unhealthy fixation on individual accolades.
United are guaranteed to finish third this season, sitting nine points behind rivals Manchester City and six clear of Aston Villa in fourth.
But Keane believes the post-match discussion exposed a worrying mentality inside the dressing room.
Roy Keane has launched a blistering attack on Bruno Fernandes and his Manchester United teammates, branding the club a "circus act" over their obsession with helping the captain break a Premier League assists record
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"I think what I heard at United at the weekend... honestly, I was raging with it," Keane said on Stick To Football.
"The whole chat about his assists. And everyone's talking about assists.
"The game was about his assists. That's the whole talk."
Bruno Fernandes matched the Premier League assists record in Man Utd's 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday
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Keane was particularly incensed by Fernandes' admission that he had consciously looked to create chances rather than take shots himself.
After the match, Fernandes said there were moments when he "probably should've shot" but instead opted to make the final pass.
For Keane, that confession encapsulated everything wrong with United's mindset.
"How can your mindset of a footballer be going out to a match and be talking about some individual recognition?" he said.
"He's going to get all them stats anyway. But for it to be the main point about Manchester United's performance, I was cringing with all of them."
Former teammate Gary Neville attempted to defend Fernandes by pointing out that the midfielder has repeatedly spoken about his desire to win trophies.
Bruno Fernandes celebrates with his Man Utd teammates in their win over Nottingham Forest
| REUTERSKeane, however, dismissed that argument immediately.
"He won't be winning trophies," he said. "Not with that mindset of the team.
"It's mind-boggling. It's a circus act."
Keane also criticised Fernandes' reaction after a teammate squandered one of his passes, accusing the captain of being more concerned about losing a potential assist than supporting a striker short of confidence.
"What did Bruno do after he missed it?" Keane asked. "Why is he falling on the floor?
"He wasn't disappointed for the striker... he's thinking about his assist."