Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has defended his mid-game antics this week.

Fernandes has been accused of being too emotional and agitated during matches.

However, he believes that he is showing passion and intensity during those moments.

“This [being demanding] often conveys the image of bad temper, because it comes from the way we experience the game, from how we are so intense... and intense players are difficult to understand," he told A Bola.

“I have this notion that there are probably a lot of people who don't like certain things I do, but in every locker room I go to, I always say that if a player doesn't feel comfortable with the way I talk to him, with the way I convey the message to you, I am open to not doing it or to trying to do it in another way.

“But have you ever had these episodes in the locker room, have they ever come to you and told you directly, for example, 'don't talk to me like that'?

“I never had that 'don't talk to me like that' confrontation. I have had the perception of players who feel very down if someone talks to them or if I talk to them.

“It's a little natural. I don't think much about this issue. Many times it goes well, many times it goes badly. There are people who like it, others who don't like it. There are people who see pointing as bragging, because for us in the field it is difficult to convey messages in the way we are here talking. It's practically impossible.

“Normally, we have to use our arms more, gesture. We are too far away from each other to be able to understand the messages we want to convey to each other."