Manchester United ace Bruno Fernandes has slammed claims he took aim at Cristiano Ronaldo after victory over Manchester City.

Fernandes has been widely quoted telling BT Sport after the Red Devils' 2-1 derby win, "[We] used to be individuals, now we are a team. You can see a proper team that works for each other".

This was seen by many as a dig at Ronaldo, who left United in controversial fashion last year, but the midfielder has strongly denied this in a rant on Instagram.

"I know that is difficult to see Manchester United doing well, [but I] don't have anything to [say] about us on the news apart good things," he said in a story posted on Saturday.

"Don't use my name to attack Cristiano. Cristiano was part of our team for half the season and as I said in many interviews, everyone since Liverpool is being amazing and acting like a proper team and you can see the results. We carry on!"