Tag: Roy Keane

Roy Keane has described Manchester United’s entire back-four and David de Gea as a major ‘problem’ for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and says they will not lead the team to titles. De Gea, Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw and Wan-Bissaka helped United draw 0-0 with Manchester City on Saturday evening. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); While Solskjaer was pleased with his side’s display at Old Trafford, the Red devils had just two shots on target and never really threatened to win the game. Speaking after the draw, Keane criticised De Gea, Maguire, Lindelof, Shaw and Wan-Bissaka, saying they cannot help the club win the Premier League title. He told Sky Sports: ‘We talk about trust in football, the back four and the goalkeeper are for me still the bigge...

Roy Keane says he wishes Manchester United had signed Thomas Partey and believes he can match Patrick Vieira’s achievements at the Emirates. Partey, who joined Arsenal in a £45m deal from Atletico Madrid on transfer deadline day, delivered a commanding display at Old Trafford as Arteta's side sealed a 1-0 victory over United. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Aubameyang’s penalty in the second half was enough to secure the win for Arsenal, while Partey dominated the midfield battle against Paul Pogba and Fernandes. And Keane was impressed with the Ghanian midfielder. ‘Brilliant, I thought he was outstanding,’ Keane told Sky Sports when asked about Partey’s display. ‘We said before the game, this guy’s no mug, he’s played for a big club, he’s played in bi...

Roy Keane said England showed good character to come from behind and defeat Belgium but criticised the displays of Maguire and Marcus Rashford in the victory. Belgium scored the first goal of the game as Romelu Lukaku converted from the penalty spot after Eric Dier’s poor challenge at Wembley. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But Rashford also scored a spot-kick to equalise just before half-time and Mason Mount’s deflected strike looped over Simon Mignolet to secure an important win for the hosts. Gareth Southgate admitted his players ‘suffered’ at times despite the result going their way and former United and Republic of Ireland captain Keane claimed there was plenty of room for improvement as he hit out at England’s poor decision-making in the ITV Sport ...