Roy Keane was critical of four Manchester United players after the Reds lost to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday evening.
Erik ten Hag's side conceded in the 90th minute as they lost 3-2 to the Gunners, with Eddie Nketiah poking home from close range in the final few minutes of the game to earn the home side an important three points. The result means that United remain in fourth position in the Premier League table.
Marcus Rashford had opened the scoring for the away side in the first period, but Nketiah levelled proceedings before the break. It was Arsenal who then went 2-1 up through Bukayo Saka, but United responded well and got back into the game as Lisandro Martinez somehow managed to scoop a header into the back of the net.
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However, in the final few minutes of the clash, Nketiah bagged a winning goal for Arsenal as he somehow managed to deflect Martin Odegaard's effort past David de Gea in the United goal. There was a brief VAR check for offside, but the goal was given.
After the game, former United captain Keane slammed several Reds players for their performances against Mikel Arteta's side, suggesting that it could be a reality check for the team. The Irishman was critical of Scott McTominay - who came in for the suspended Casemiro - as well as defenders Luke Shaw and Aaron Wan-Bissaka and midfielder Fred.
"I think the last few days have been difficult with the dropping points last minute against Palace and the defeat today, so yeah, that’s what the game does to you," Keane said on Sky Sports. "United weren’t at their best but you think could they have hung on for the draw, take a point and move on, but it goes back to where United made progress, but then come the end of the game Shaw’s still at left-back - question marks over him - Wan-Bissaka, Fred’s back in midfield, McTominay - as if United haven’t moved on from their problems of the past.
"I’m not just blaming them players because it was a tough game and you’ve got to give credit to Arsenal, but it is a reality check. I’ve said it the last few weeks, United are well short. We were missing an important player today but that’s the game, United should be able to deal with it, and when the going got tough and you’re looking at the options off the bench, it wasn’t great.
"For all the money United spent, they’re still well short, and we saw that today in a game against an Arsenal team who are flying. I was always certain Man United would be going for top four, I think they’ll be fine for that, try and win a cup, but in terms of competing for league titles they’ve a bit to go yet."
While Shaw has performed well for United this term, McTominay and Fred have struggled for minutes under Ten Hag. Meanwhile, Wan-Bissaka has impressed in recent weeks in the absence of Diogo Dalot but appeared surplus to requirements earlier in the campaign.
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