Last week, Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes was asked in a postmatch interview about criticism he had been receiving in the media. Fernandes gave an eloquent response, acknowledging that such criticism was referring to former Old Trafford skipper Roy Keane's questioning of his leadership, by saying: "Obviously it's not nice to hear those things about you, but at the same time it motivates you and obviously, people think there's a lot of things you need to improve."
It's a fine example of the position that the Premier League's top players such as Fernandes are in these days.