Former participant Roy Keane has known as out Manchester United strikers Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund after their Premier League conflict in opposition to Manchester Metropolis on Sunday (April 6). The derby at Outdated Trafford resulted in a goalless draw after a moderately uneventful 90 minutes. United did not pose a critical attacking menace, one thing they’ve struggled with this season.
Ruben Amorim’s aspect have scored simply 37 targets in 31 league video games this time period, and their two major males up prime have sparsely contributed. Zirkzee and Hojlund have simply 14 targets between them throughout competitions, six of them coming within the Premier League.
Keane has known as for main modifications within the striker division at Manchester United. Talking on Sky Sports activities after the Metropolis draw, the pundit stated (by way of Metro):
“Manchester United can nonetheless be extra of a purpose menace. The couple of strikers United have on the membership should not ok for United, however there are different gamers on the group.”
“There are huge gamers, defenders can rating targets, there are set items. The purpose they’ve away at Forest the opposite day, you’ve gotten an opposition participant operating 70 or 80 yards. Sure you possibly can say it’s an excellent run and nice purpose – however somebody’s received to deal with him. Have a need to dig deep and get a outcome! It has to come back from the supervisor and the workers, the sure leaders they’ve within the dressing room,” he added.
The Pink Devils will subsequent face Lyon within the Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday night time (April 10).
“A draw will get you nowhere quick” – Roy Keane on Manchester United’s draw in opposition to Man Metropolis
Roy Keane has slammed Manchester United for being happy with a draw in opposition to Manchester Metropolis.
The Pink Devils are at present thirteenth on the Premier League desk, displaying poor kind underneath Amorim this season. They’re 15 factors adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea.
Keane can not imagine United are struggling to compete in opposition to the likes of Brentford, Crystal Palace, and Fulham, who’re all positioned above United within the desk.
In the identical interview, he stated:
“I see the United group right this moment. They’re all applauding and so they’re being interviewed and so they stated: ‘draw will not be too unhealthy.’ A draw will get you nowhere quick! I do know United beat Leicester and Actual Sociedad – however you take a look at the previous couple of video games and also you go: this isn’t sufficient, this isn’t ok.”
He added:
“Overlook the United groups I performed for, overlook the highest three or 4 groups, competing with Brentford, Crystal Palace, Fulham and Wolves? Are you telling me Manchester United must be behind them? The vast majority of these gamers must be doing higher than the groups I simply talked about.”