Rivaldo has rapped Barcelona ace Philippe Coutinho for winding up home fans during victory over Manchester United.

After scoring a screamer in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against the Red Devils, the 26-year-old covered his ears in response to the criticism he has endured this season.

"It was not a nice gesture, as [Coutinho] scored a great goal, but it's never nice to do something like that to the fans," Rivaldo told MARCA.

"The public criticizes the player because they know he has more to give.

"I don't know what happened to him during the week, what he read in the newspapers or saw on television, but you have to keep working, thinking about the next game, and scoring goals.

"If he gets goals everything will change and he will be a player for the club."