Philippe Coutinho has broken his silence on his goal celebration against Manchester United .
The Brazilian enjoyed arguably the finest moment of his Barcelona career to date as he scored a stunner in the 3-0 victory at the Nou Camp in midweek.
Coutinho put his fingers in his ears and closing his eyes, seemingly in response to the criticism that has come his way from Barca fans since his arrival from Liverpool .
He posted on Instagram : "We should never listen to people who will demotivate us because their speeches only deviate us from the real focus we should take.
"Never in my life I disrespected anyone, inside or out of football."
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Barca legend Rivaldo had earlier criticised Coutinho for his actions , suggesting it will anger the Nou Camp faithful further.
"It was not a good gesture. He scored a great goal, but it's never good to do something like that to the fans," Rivaldo told Marca .
"The supporters criticise him because they know he has to give more.
“I don't know what happened to him during the week, what he read in the newspapers or saw on television, but you have to keep working, think about the next game and score goals."
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Coutinho will now come up against former club Liverpool in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
The Brazilian, nor teammate Luis Suarez, have lined up against Liverpool since their respective moves to the Nou Camp.
Ernesto Valverde's side return to La Liga action against Real Sociedad with the title within their sights.
Barca are nine points clear of Atletico in second with six games to go.
