Roy Keane hits out at Manchester United’s players for getting Erik ten Hag sacked
Ten Hag was fired last Monday after overseeing an awful start to the season.
Roy Keane has strongly criticized Manchester United’s players for their role in Erik ten Hag’s dismissal.
The Dutchman was sacked last Monday after overseeing a dismal start to the season, with the Red Devils winning just four matches in all competitions before his departure.
Despite leading the team to a Carabao Cup victory in 2023 and an FA Cup run earlier this year, the club’s management moved swiftly to appoint Ruben Amorim as the new head coach,.
However the 39-year-old he will not officially begin his tenure until after the November international break.
Keane expressed his concerns about the mentality of the current squad, suggesting that Ten Hag was let down by a lack of effort from his players.
He emphasized that some of the Red Devils’ stars “don’t want to run,” warning Amorim that he faces a daunting challenge in getting the club back on track.
“Disappointed, you always are. It’s a new start, new manager coming in in a couple of weeks. You always wish him well,” Roy Keane told Sky Sports.
“It’s a big challenge for him trying to get United back competing at the top of the table.
“It’s a big ask, you wish him well.
“But you always have sympathy for a manager losing his job and ultimately I think, whatever [you think] about the board, the players let him down by their efforts and not being good enough.
“The challenge will be, of course, getting players in.
“We make the point about there’s a few players in the United team in big positions who can’t run, right, which is a big problem.
“But they also have players who don’t want to run.
“Or when they do run they don’t run hard enough, or run fast enough or long enough, so he’s got to get that in the dressing room, that mentality – and the players who aren’t doing it, you have to try move them on, which is difficult because they’re on long-term contracts.”
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