Manchester United's players acted like "babies" and Bruno Fernandes and Lisandro Martínez needed to look at their own conduct, former United player Wayne Rooney said on Oct. 22, ESPN reported.
Rooney directed his criticism at both the squad and the two named players. He told Fernandes and Martínez to "look in the mirror".
Fernandes also faced a burglary at his home after United's loss to Como in Italy. He returned in the early hours of Thursday and had to deal with the robbery, ESPN reported.
Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso took a different approach to an individual error after his side's defeat by Tottenham on Saturday. Alonso refused to blame stand-in goalkeeper Mike Penders, whose mistake helped Tottenham win 2-0 at Stamford Bridge.
"We lose together," Alonso said. He also said Cole Palmer would learn from his red card, addressing another Chelsea player's conduct after the defeat.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta challenged the treatment of managers on the touchline after receiving his second yellow card of the season. Arteta said he had a "massive storage of images" showing rival Premier League managers breaking touchline rules.
Arteta's comments concerned the conduct of other managers following his own booking. His description of the collection focused on images of rivals breaking the rules.
At Bayern Munich, coach Vincent Kompany was due to undergo further tests to establish why he collapsed during a training session the previous day, the club said Saturday.
Bayern striker Harry Kane, meanwhile, said he still did not know whether he had won the Ballon d'Or, football's individual award, ahead of Monday's announcement. Kane said he would prefer to find out the result in advance.
Barcelona forward Anthony Gordon offered a critical assessment of his own start at the club before Sunday's Clásico, the meeting between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Gordon, who also plays for England, said he remained a long way from where he wanted to be.
Gordon's assessment concerned his own progress as he prepared for the match against Real Madrid. He described a gap between his current level and the standard he wanted to reach.
Inter Milan midfielder Curtis Jones rejected a distinction between Serie A and the Premier League when playing for their top clubs. Jones said the Italian league was no different from its English counterpart in that setting.
Jones framed his comparison around the experience of playing for the leading clubs in each competition. His comments addressed the suggestion that Serie A football was too slow.
