Roy Keane believes that Chelsea’s Cole Palmer “embarrassed” Lisandro Martinez, as he strongly criticized Manchester United’s performance on Sunday.
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The former United midfielder, now a Sky Sports pundit, was disappointed with the team’s 1-1 draw against Enzo Maresca’s side and pointed out several issues. ..Continue Reading
Keane was especially critical of Martinez, stating that he was fortunate not to receive a red card for his tackle on Palmer.
He also singled out Diogo Dalot, criticizing his underwhelming display at Old Trafford.
Quizzed about the moment which could’ve seen Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side reduced to 10 players, Keane told Sky Sports: ‘He’s a lucky boy. Honestly.
‘He won’t be happy with Cole Palmer making a fool of him, it’s a great piece of skill. And it’s a nasty tackle.
‘He’s a lucky boy. He doesn’t catch him properly, it’s down the side of his leg. But if he got sent off I’d say no complaints.’
Chelsea legend Frank Lampard added: ‘I would say it’s a red card for intention. He does get proper contact on him. He knew he was late and said I’d leave a bit on you.’
Meanwhile, in his assessment of Dalot’s wasteful display, Keane said: ‘You have to get hold of these lads. Hit the target, these are big chances.
‘These are top quality players missing open goals. Dalot missed a chance last week and people keep telling me he’s a good player.
‘Put the ball in the back of net, keep your manager in the job for another couple of weeks at least.’
Speaking about how United performed, Keane added: ‘[Incoming permanent manager] Ruben Amorim should have signed a longer contract.
‘There’s a long way back for this team. This is an average United team, all the stats back it up.
‘We are repeating ourselves, we don’t know what we are going to get from them – it’s hit and miss. This United team, boring, might be a bit strong.
‘At the end it was a bit more open, but really disappointed – it was so flat. From the managers point of view, this team is way off it.
‘A really disappointing performance. United are a bit average at everything and they are not special. The lack of goals is hard to believe.
‘When you look at United, they play for moments. That’s nowhere near good enough for a United team.’
