Roy Keane tore into Manchester United (Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images)
Roy Keane ripped into Manchester United for ‘taking a breather’ during the side’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday.
Pep Guardiola’s side consigned United to their 11th defeat in 27 Premier League matches this term.
United took the lead at the Etihad, but a brace from Phil Foden before a late Erling Haaland goal gave City victory.
The visitors defender admirably before Foden’s equaliser, which came shortly after half-time.
Victor Lindelof, starting at left-back, allowed Foden to cut in onto his favoured left-foot before he unleashed a shot past Andre Onana.
While the Swede was partly culpable, United’s midfield also failed to meet Foden as he came inside.
Foden scored twice against United(Photo by Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images)
And Keane was furious at United’s defending, accusing them of ‘taking a breather’.
‘United have a lot of players back here. I’ll be critical of the United defenders because they have the players back,’ said Keane.
‘But two or three players are just having a breather there.
‘You’ve got Foden who we’ve seen do that many times this season cutting in and the players are just having a breather for that split second.
‘You can’t do that against Foden! We’ve seen that before.
‘When there’s a left-footer cutting in like this people say it’s dangerous but when you’ve got bodies in there this is where you’ve got to switch on.
‘You’ve gotta get out to the ball! You’ve gotta get out to Foden! We’ve spoke about an amazing player. He wants to get onto his stronger foot. Get out to him!’
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