Roy Keane couldn't hide his frustration with West Ham's defence after they were beaten by Manchester United on Wednesday evening.
After Said Benrahma’s opening strike on 54 minutes, a Nayef Aguerd own goal brought the hosts back on level terms in the 77th minute before Alejandro Garnacho curled in a beautiful effort in the final minute of normal time.
Fred made sure of the win in added time and West Ham were left rueing missing several good opportunities, two of which fell to Michail Antonio when through one-on-one with David de Gea.
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But Keane was more appalled by the defensive fragility of the Hammers, especially towards the end of the game. Speaking on ITV post-match, the former United captain took a swipe at Spurs - who lost to Championship outfit Sheffield United in their fifth round tie - while critiquing David Moyes’ side.
Keane ranted: “I have seen it all before. They come, get a bit giddy, have opportunities, not just West Ham, but the Spurs’ of this world, they get possession, one or two chances, they get plaudits, they end up getting beaten.
“Defensively West Ham were shocking, absolutely useless and gave away three goals. I have seen it over the years, but it’s laughable.” United made a number of changes for the game and had to bring on Casemiro, Marcus Rashford and Lisandro Martinez to turn the tide.
Keane believes United were let off the hook during the contest given their poor first-half showing. “They have got lucky tonight,” he said.
“We said before tonight that he made a huge gamble with all the changes and it looked like it was going to backfire, but they started to do what they were good at, contributions from players off the bench. 3-1, comfortable in the end.”
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