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Josh O'Brien

Erik ten Hag leaves Roy Keane looking foolish after Man Utd legend's 'plays like a child' dig

Erik ten Hag has left Manchester United legend Roy Keane with egg on his face after the ex-Old Trafford star slammed Marcus Rashford and claimed he 'plays like a child' at the tail-end of last term.

Keane's scathing remarks came in the aftermath of United's win over Brenford at the back end of last season, at a time when Rashford was hardly in the kind of goal-scoring form he finds himself in currently. There were fears among some sections of the United faithful that the England ace simply couldn't afford another campaign struggling in front of goal.

Assessing Rashford after a game against the Bees that saw him left as an unused substitute, Keane's comments made for brutal reading as he told Sky Sports that the striker needed to get his mind back on to footballing matters.

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