Thursday, October 10, 2024 - Manchester United legend, Roy Keane has claimed that he's 'given up' on the club as he questioned the 'culture' at the club amid their struggling form.
The Red Devils have endured an extremely disappointing start
to the campaign, with pressure beginning to mount on Erik ten Hag.
Ten Hag has led the 13-time Premier
League champions to their worst-ever start in the competition, as they sit
14th in the table on just eight points from seven matches.
Speaking on Stick to Football, brought to you
by Sky Bet, he said: 'After the Twente game. A really poor game. When
you've got players coming out and saying 'I think they might have wanted it
more than us'. I kind of gave up at that stage.
'If that's the noises coming out of the dressing room, then
no wonder the manager is in trouble and no wonder they're not going to win
football matches. But that's where United are - it's hit and miss.
'They will win a few games but they're going to lose plenty.
I'm not sure there is a team there. I'd love to know what the culture is like
at the training ground, who's putting demands on each other, who's pushing each
other, who's helping the younger players.
'Are the senior players proper and wanting to get the job
done against FC Twente instead of coming out and saying they wanted it more'.
For their recent draw against Aston Villa, Ten Hag opted to
drop centre-backs Lisandro Martinez and Matthijs de Ligt in favour of Harry
Maguire and Jonny Evans.
Speaking on that decision, Keane said: 'You can't keep going
back to the lads who are part of the problem. But if you think Maguire is the
answer... The new lads need a chance.
'Build up relationships. Get used to each other. He's taken
them off during games and he's pretty stubborn. You have to be like that
amanagerger'.
Keane spent 13 years at United, where he won seven league
titles as the Red Devils dominated the early years of the Premier League.
Comparing the United that he was part of to the modern
United side under Ten Hag, he claimed that the Red Devils 'have gone
backwards'.
He continued: 'United was always about good people and good
characters who could deal with playing for the club, but I don't see that
now. I don't recognise this team and I don't recognise the club.
'People a couple of months ago were saying they've got new
people coming on board and they'll have all the answers. They've spent more
money on recruitment but they've gone backwards.
'When we discuss United, it's more like a business but it's
a football club.
A football club is about the people who turn up and put a
shift in. What I see at United, might be a bit harsh, I'm not sure I'm seeing
good football people in there making the right decisions for the club'
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