Souness and Keane have pointed to one facet of Fernandes' game he needs to change 

Bruno Fernandes' on-field gesticulations have been cited as evidence by Graeme Souness and Roy Keane as evidence that the Brazilian is not yet among the very best of the world's midfielders.

On Thursday, the playmaker contributed to Portugal's opening 3-2 victory over Ghana in their first World Cup group match. The match was part of the 2022 tournament. On the field, the star player for Manchester United is notorious for exposing his passion by literally wearing his heart on his sleeve.

Although Souness does not particularly enjoy it, he acknowledges that it is "admirable" that the individual is willing to look in the mirror and acknowledge their flaws. The Liverpool hero went on to explain how he felt that Fernandes' arm gestures during the match showed that his attitude isn't exactly exemplary and that he needs to cut it out of his game in order to get to that next level of play.

During the buildup to Portugal's match against Ghana, Graeme Souness gave an interview to ITV and said the following about Fernando Fernandes: "He [Fernandes] has got the abilities you need, appears to have the right attitude when it comes to apologizing to supporters when he doesn't do well, and it's admirable that he's brave enough to get in front of the camera."

"But the thing that he has to do in order to go up another level, the thing that he has to get out of his game is what he [Keane] is talking about [petulance]." On the practice field, he'll learn to avoid making mistakes like that.

"Another thing that bothers me about him is that he's in possession, and he's pointing to the direction in which you should be moving. Son, just have some fun with it and get on with it! You won't see any top players doing things like throwing their hands up in the air and shrugging their shoulders when someone doesn't pass to them. "

In the past, one of our fellow pundits, Keane, had expressed his agreement with the hypothesis that his antics on the field would irritate the players he was playing with by saying, "He's got one or two bad habits, but again, big stage for him." He possesses a lot of talent, and he's a good player; I enjoy watching him play.

"However, he has developed this bad habit of raising his arms in the air and pointing at other people, and he really ought to advance to the next level. Even though he has a chance with Portugal, I expect more from him than what he's shown so far. However, in terms of talent, he possesses a great deal of it.