
Former participant Roy Keane has known as out Manchester United strikers Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund after their Premier League conflict towards Manchester Metropolis on Sunday (April 6). The derby at Outdated Trafford led to a goalless draw after a fairly uneventful 90 minutes. United did not pose a severe attacking risk, one thing they’ve struggled with this season.
Ruben Amorim’s facet have scored simply 37 objectives in 31 league video games this time period, and their two most important males up high have sparsely contributed. Zirkzee and Hojlund have simply 14 objectives 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 objective risk. The couple of strikers United have on the membership will not be ok for United, however there are different gamers on the crew.”
“There are large gamers, defenders can rating objectives, there are set items. The objective they’ve away at Forest the opposite day, you will have an opposition participant operating 70 or 80 yards. Sure you may say it’s an ideal run and nice objective – however somebody’s bought to deal with him. Have a need to dig deep and get a consequence! It has to return 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 evening (April 10).
“A draw will get you nowhere quick” – Roy Keane on Manchester United’s draw towards Man Metropolis
Roy Keane has slammed Manchester United for being happy with a draw towards Manchester Metropolis.
The Pink Devils are at present thirteenth on the Premier League desk, displaying poor type below Amorim this season. They’re 15 factors adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea.
Keane can not consider United are struggling to compete towards 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 crew in the present day. They’re all applauding and so they’re being interviewed and so they stated: ‘draw just isn’t 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, neglect the highest three or 4 groups, competing with Brentford, Crystal Palace, Fulham and Wolves? Are you telling me Manchester United ought to be behind them? The vast majority of these gamers ought to be doing higher than the groups I simply talked about.”