Roy Keane admitted he was sad after watching Manchester United suffer a 4-0 loss to Liverpool on Tuesday night.
Mohamed Salah’s two goals and strikes from Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane put an abject United side to the sword at Anfield as Jurgen Klopp's side went top of the Premier League table.
Keane, predictably, did not hold back and singled out the performances of Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Harry Maguire for particular criticism.
Speaking on Sky Sports, the former Republic of Ireland captain said: “It’s not anger, now I think it’s just sadness. You look at the United team, there’s no heart, no soul, no leaders.
“They are so far off. You look at the United fans tonight, there’s no surprise at the scoreline. They kept going until the end, but you just felt Liverpool could score every time they went forward.
“There’s just disarray at the club from the top, the board, the fans have no time for the owners. They need a new manager. They need players in, they need players out.
“It’s so sad to see and it’s not the club I played for. It’s chalk and cheese. I don’t see a Manchester United team out there fighting and playing with pride.”
Keane had both barrels out by the time Bruno Fernandes had finished his post-match interview with Sky Sports, during which he apologised to the United fans.
Keane added: “We’re hearing the same stuff all the time – ‘We need to be a team, we need to do better’. But we’re not seeing it. There is no team at Man United.
“They are individuals and when they fancy it they turn up. But when the going gets tough they’re out of it. They haven’t got the team spirit.
“This Man United team is well short of talent anyway. They’re not as talented as they think. Look at the midfield tonight. Rashford’s performance up front…
“Jesse Lingard comes on to try and save Man United? Jesse Lingard should have left two years ago. He’s not good enough for Man United. Rashford played like a child up front.
“Defensively? We were trying to help out Maguire before the match, give him a bit of PR. But the last goal? Maguire’s passing and defending, not acceptable and not good enough for Man United.”
Many people took to social media after the game to say that Roy Keane was spot on with his assessment of United as they pointed out that his former side had finally broken him.
One person tweeted: "#MUFC have broken Roy Keane. The anger has gone, replaced by sadness."
Another said: "Roy Keane for the first time genuinely sounded “sad” describing United’s current state.. genuinely sounded a little broken."
Someone else commented: "Roy Keane is officially a broken man. Even he can't summon the energy to get angry at these Manchester United players anymore. He's just sad."
"Well done @ManUtd you have broken Legend Roy Keane," read another tweet.
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