According to The Guardian, Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes and head coach Michael Carrick held clear-the-air talks on Tuesday after Fernandes criticised the manager's tactics the previous week. The two men met before training on Tuesday morning, the newspaper reported, and its summary described the meeting as positive.
The BBC News report on the talks said Carrick and Fernandes held them ahead of the side's trip to Chelsea. Its summary did not give a day for the meeting or any further detail about what either man said.
The Guardian report on the talks said Fernandes told Carrick he is "committed to turning season around." The newspaper said the captain is expected to return to the line-up and start at Chelsea on Saturday. It described Carrick as under pressure as the club's season continues.
The two reports frame the meeting differently. The BBC's account centres on the upcoming trip to Chelsea, while The Guardian's centres on Fernandes's stated commitment and his expected return to the starting side. Both describe the talks as clear-the-air meetings, and neither report says the two men reached any agreement beyond the points each outlet reported.
Neither summary describes the substance of Fernandes's criticism of the tactics, which The Guardian said he made the previous week. The available summaries also do not report what Carrick said in response, or how the manager and captain described their working relationship after the meeting. Readers seeking those details will need the full reports from each outlet.
Sources: BBC News: Carrick and Fernandes hold clear-the-air talks; The Guardian: Fernandes tells Carrick he is committed to turning season around in clear-the-air talks.