Roy Keane slams ‘circus’ Man Utd after Liverpool hit seven past Ten Hag’s men

Jacque Talbot

5 Mar 2023 20:00 GMT
3 min read

Roy Keane slammed Manchester United after they were beaten 7-0 by Liverpool.

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On Sunday, the Reds stunned their arch-rivals with braces for Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah before Roberto Firmino finished the job after coming off from the bench.

The win puts Liverpool in fifth place - just three points behind Tottenham in fourth.

Man Utd remain third place but the manner of defeat has shellshocked the Red Devils fanbase.

And speaking on Sky Sports after the game at Anfield, Keane blasted the display of his former club. He said: " The senior players for Man United - the big players, the ones we give the big build-up to, the experienced players - they’re the ones who have really let the club down today. I always imagined if you got beat in a game like this six or seven nil you’d go into hiding.

"As a player you’d go into hiding for a few days. I think I’d go missing for a few months, it really is that embarrassing. But that’s the game, they’ve got to bounce back, they’ve got a big European game coming up."

Keane continued, criticising the way the players behaved during the game while they were losing.

As the second-half started and they were trailing 1-0, Keane felt that the players looked too jovial given the magnitude of the game. “I saw a couple of players coming out for the second half having a laugh and a joke.

“They were having a joke with the Anfield staff at 1-0 down – I don’t like to see that rubbish. You are here to work, it’s big boy stuff. Forget the laughing and joking."

© ProShots - Ten Hag said the display from his side was 'unprofessional'

Keane claims he didn't get carried away

Keane continued his rampage, saying that he was always reserved about Man Utd's newfound form of that.

The Irishman said: "I never thought United were back to their very best. They’ve had some very good results and I’ve been saying recently that United have been giving teams chances, even over the last few weeks.

"Leicester at home, they probably should have been two nil up at Old Trafford, West Ham should have been two nil up, so they’ve been giving teams chances and teams have let them off the hook.

"The chances they gave up today, Liverpool punished them and that’s where they deserve credit. They created opportunities, they were clinical, they were ruthless, and what I admired about Liverpool was they kept going towards the end for more goals."