'You not the right captain': De Gea ironically repeated Keane's view about Bruno

David de Gea has ironically commented that Bruno Fernandes shouldn't be the Manchester United captain following the midfielder late winner against Fulham.

United skipper Fernandes has received a considerable amount of criticism, not least from Roy Keane, who claimed that the Portuguese should be stripped of the armband.

However, Fernandes answered his critics in emphatic style with a stoppage-time winner at Craven Cottage as United prevailed with a 1-0 victory.

Fernandes posted about the game on Instagram and former United goalkeeper de Gea - who has been linked with a return to the club - showed his support for his ex team-mate.

De Gea wrote sarcastically: '‘You are not the right captain’ along with a zipped mouth emoji.

De Gea's comment was seemingly in reference to Keane's viewpoint that Fernandes should lose the captaincy.

Former United captain Keane made that claim following United's 3-0 loss to rivals Manchester City last weekend.

Keane made it clear that he feels that Fernandes does not have what it takes to be United captain.

He said on Sky Sports: 'The first thing I would do is take the captaincy off him. I know it's a big decision but Fernandes is not captain material.

'He's a talented player, but what I saw today, he's whinging, he's moaning, he's throwing his arms up in the air constantly.

'It really isn't acceptable. When you're talking about where do they make changes - board level, managers - I'd start with that because the manager is capable of doing that.

'Fernandes is a brilliant footballer but he's the opposite to what you want in a captain.'

Fernandes was given the United captaincy in the summer after Erik ten Hag elected to take the armband off defender Harry Maguire.

It has been a tumultuous start to the