Former Manchester United Captain Roy Keane has said that up to six players should never never play for the team again.
Keane, in his role as a pundit for Sky Sports during the Derby with Manchester City which saw United lose 4-1 told the cameras that players were more interested in personal image than winning.
“Shameful. Really unacceptable,” said Keane. “It is a reflection of where the team and the club is. So far behind the other teams.
“The way we saw Manchester United, whatever is going on in the dressing room, and you hear noises all the time, you hear problems with the new manager coming in, but pride should kick in at some stage.
“I forgive mistakes but there were five or six players that should never play for Manchester United again. Shameful. Forgive the lack of quality because City are the champions but this is Manchester United in a derby match. They threw the towel in. City weren’t at their best. They toyed with them a bit.
“They gave up, shame on them. Subs coming on were not prepared to run around. Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Fred. Rashford when he came on. I could go on.
He added:
“I don’t know who’s running that dressing room. Look at Maguire, he had a poor game, is he having battles with Ronaldo, captaincy and all these things?”
“Egos come into it, you leave egos at the front door, these guys are all about how am I looking? Are my boots nice? Is my hair looking good? Play the game! You’re at Man United, we’re looking at the fans behind the goal and they know, they’re not daft, this team we’re supporting have given up.”
Gary Neville added to the criticism saying that “They finished like an absolute shower. They were a disgrace in that last 25 minutes, They have given up. They are walking around the pitch. It’s nowhere near good enough.”
