Under-fire Quieroz’ comments lost in translation

UNDER-FIRE Carlos Queiroz has received a forceful defence against accusations he branded Manchester United fans stupid - by the newspaper he reportedly made the comments in.

It was claimed Queiroz told Portuguese paper O’Jogo that the United supporters who chanted ‘4-4-2’ during Saturday’s defeat to Blackburn proved “that is why football is a game in which imagination and, many times, stupidity has no limits.”

The former Real Madrid manager was stunned at the interpretation of the interview, which brought a mountain of criticism on supporter websites, even though Queiroz himself was spared any personal criticism during Tuesday’s Champions League win over Benfica.