Roy Keane’s huge rant ends with awkward faces from Micah Richards and Jamie Redknapp following the Manchester derby on Sunday.
Man Utd were comprehensively beaten 4-1 by Man City at the Etihad Stadium with Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez scoring twice to restore City’s six-point lead at Premier League summit.
Jadon Sancho goal could only be a consolation for Man Utd, who remain fifth and with ground to make up on Arsenal.
“Manchester United’s response to going 3-1 down has been embarrassing. Ninety-two per cent possession for City? They have given up,” Sky Sports pundit Neville said. “They are walking around the pitch. It’s nowhere near good enough.
“There can be no complaints. City have been absolutely outstanding. But as a Manchester United fan, it’s embarrassing.
“City played brilliantly in the second half. But the effort and intensity from United in the last 20 minutes was non-existent.
“The scoreline isn’t the problem. It’s the response to going 3-1 down that’s the problem. They have thrown the towel in.
“At the end of the game, Manchester United finished like an absolute shower. They were a disgrace in the last 25 minutes.”
Keane agreed with Neville’s withering assessment, describing United’s response as “shameful”.
“The worst thing that you could say about United is that they gave up,” Keane told Sky Sports. “In any game, if you give up, it’s unforgivable really. The beauty of top-level sport is that there’s no hiding place.
“I know United have done well there in the last few years, but we saw all of United’s shortcomings today. Man City were very good in the second half, but there are ways to lose football matches.
“You’ve got players not putting in performances and players not running back. They stopped running and they gave up. I don’t understand it.
“The manager will be criticised about his tactics, but players not running back when you’re playing for Man Utd is really unacceptable.
“They threw the towel in which is shameful. You need character and personality when you’re up against it and after the third goal, it was game over.”
Keane continued by arguing United’s performance was so poor that “five or six players” should never play for the club again.
“You’ve got to run back and you’ve got to tackle. United players have shown quality over the years but we’ve seen a reflection of where the team is and where the club is,” Keane added to those in the studio.
“They’re so far behind the other teams. You hear noises all the time about things going on in the dressing room with a new manager coming in, but your own bit of pride eventually has to kick in at some stage.
“There were five or six players there who should never play for Manchester United again. It was shameful.
“City are a fantastic team and that’s why they are champions. You hoped the subs who came on would have an impact, but they’re not prepared to run around, couple of lads in midfield, Wan-Bissaka, Fred, Maguire, Rashford, I could go on.
“City didn’t have to be at their best. They still had another couple of gears to go. They toyed with them like they did at Old Trafford.
“It was men vs boys as the old saying goes. They gave up and shame on them.
“United’s history has been built on character and personality when you’re up against it. I feel like I’ve been sat here for two weeks.
“United were never going to get back into it. The white flag came up and the game was over. It was unthinkable.”
Prior to kick-off, United interim boss Ralf Rangnick confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo was ruled out of the game due to a hip injury, however Keane believes something about the forward’s absence “doesn’t add up”.
He had earlier said: “There seems to be more to the Ronaldo story when a manager comes out and talks about a hip flexor. I don’t get it. We talk about Ronaldo being a machine and very rarely getting injured but every now and again he comes out with that… a hip flexor? It doesn’t add up to me.”
After the match, Keane added: “The Ronaldo stuff before the game worried me. There’s something going on in the background with the club, the team and the players.
“There’s something really amiss and we’ve been saying this for months now. There was no hiding place today and it was hard to watch.”
Micah Richards was in agreement with Keane’s view that it was “men vs boys” in the second half, while Jamie Redknapp insists United are “a million miles off” challenging for the Premier League title.
“I don’t feel these City players feel the pressure. They know about the quality of Liverpool but they’ve turned up today and they’ve done the business,” Richards said.
“It was men versus boys in that second half. Give praise to Manchester United at half-time as they did well up to that point, but in the second half they just took the game to a different level. When Kevin De Bruyne plays like that, he’s the best midfielder in the league.
“The City team are relentless and if they turned up today they would win. They’re just better.”
The look between Redknapp and Richards at the end 🤣 pic.twitter.com/jmDPiEbWlf
— James Martin (@nice_suit) March 6, 2022
Redknapp said: “There’s a massive gulf between the two sides. What City have done over the past 10 years is they’ve created a team and they’ve thought about signings. With United, they’ve thrown together a team and they’ve hoped it’s going to work.
“They’ve spent £50m on a right-back in Aaron Wan-Bissaka and there’s been no improvement since he’s been there.
“The other full-back, there’s been no improvement. At centre-back they can’t find a pair, in midfield they’re not good enough and going forward they played with Pogba and Fernandes up front and it didn’t work.
“As a team, it’s not working. It takes time and needs the right culture. Right now, United are a million miles off.
“Whoever comes in next is going to need so much time and so many things to go for him. If you were Jurgen Klopp or Liverpool players watching that, you’d be fuming. They didn’t even try a leg in the second half.”
🗣 “These guys it’s all about how am I looking, am I looking the part? Are my boots nice? Hows my hair looking? Just play the game.” 🤬
Roy Keane goes full box-office with an explosive rant about Manchester United pic.twitter.com/lRUBs1nyTB
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) March 6, 2022
Twitter users reacted as Roy Keane’s huge rant ends with awkward faces from Micah Richards and Jamie Redknapp…
@AtTheBridgePod: Thing is he is spot on, and some will laugh at him but it’s a fact
@OhimaiSheyi: They were trying so hard not to burst😂😂🤣
@Banquetinnbar: The sooner Man United fans realise there on par with West Ham & Brighton the sooner they will enjoy football Being good 10 years ago is not a reason for succeeding now lower your expectations the squad & management just not good enough to Top 6 if lucky
@clpblue1: Keane wasn’t wrong though was he? They’re all out doing the shitty messages this evening…and it’s bliss!!!
@MikeyJones: Tv gold
@Davidjewoody: Roy nails it 100% That look 🤣
@smudgerdc: This was as good as the football especially watching Utd Roy Keane is absolutely right the viewers love him when it comes to Man Utd 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@MarkForRasslin: Micah’s trying absolutely everything not to burst out laughing bless him 🤣
@ShikariJase: There are people who genuinely don’t like Richards and I can’t understand why!
@BafaRenitez__: I never thought I’d say this but I like Roy Keane – tv gold
@danielskyver: Keane is absolute gold. “Fred’s stood there like he’s waiting for a bus” was another gem today. Him and Richards together are hilarious
@probablyequal: Reminds me of when the teacher is throwing a fit and you daren’t look at your friend cos if you do, you’ll die trying to hold the laughter in
@jones_tina: 😂😂😂😂 brilliant, to be fair he is right not a Utd fan but you would love him to go into the dressing room of your own team and giving it to them exactly how it is when they under perform 😂😂😂😂
@BlueCollarElec: I think Keane is exactly what Utd need right now.
@JohnWumz: Jamie turns away because if you two see each other at that point you would both start laughing. 😃
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