Rio Ferdinand criticises Bruno Fernandes' referee comments after Tottenham vs Manchester United

Former centre-back Rio Ferdinand has said that Bruno Fernandes should have used his post-match interview after Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur to focus on Manchester United's poor performance.

The Portuguese midfielder, who was made captain on a permanent basis last month, used his post-match interview to criticise referee Michael Oliver for his failure to award United a first-half spot-kick. The Reds were adamant that they should have been awarded a penalty when Alejandro Garnacho's effort struck the arm of Cristian Romero.

Appeals were instantly waved away by Oliver and VAR did not intervene. It was a key point in the game as the Reds conceded twice after the break to suffer their first defeat of the campaign.

Fernandes, understandably, was furious with the decision and asked referee chief Jon Moss to issue an apology.

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He said: "They [referees] have to start giving interviews after the games so they can explain themselves. It is a clear penalty, no excuses for not seeing, no excuses for VAR not seeing that.

"Last week they made a big thing on United not having a penalty against, I want to see what is going to happen this week, if there is going to be the same show they did last week. I want to see if Jon Moss also comes to apologise to our dressing room like they said they did to the manager of Wolves. I hope he is here and he can come."

Fernandes' comments did not sit well with former United defender Ferdinand. The pundit was critical of the former Sporting Lisbon ace, insisting that he should have