Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw by West Ham at Old Trafford, and former captain Roy Keane was not impressed with how his old club performed
22:54, 04 Dec 2025
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Roy Keane was not impressed with Manchester United's lack of intensity(Image: Sky Sports)
Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane believes the Red Devils were "scared" to secure victory against West Ham.
[Ruben Amorim's team could only manage a draw at home](http://Ruben Amorim's terrible decision costs Man Utd as West Ham net late equaliser), with Keane arguing they lack sufficient 'nastiness'. United surrendered a 1-0 advantage at Old Trafford after Diogo Dalot had put them ahead in what proved to be a disappointing encounter.
The Hammers battled back into the contest, and although Noussair Mazraoui's goal-line clearance from Jarrod Bowen's header initially kept them at bay, Soungoutou Magassa converted the rebound with seven minutes remaining.
Man Utd fell to a late equaliser against West Ham on Thursday evening
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Man Utd fell to a late equaliser against West Ham on Thursday evening(Image: Getty Images)
United squandered another opportunity to climb towards the top half of the table, reports the Mirror. Similar to their loss against Everton, Amorim's squad let slip the chance to rise into fifth place.
The players faced jeers at the final whistle, with the Old Trafford faithful appearing as frustrated as club legend Keane. The Irishman couldn't hide his annoyance after the match, slamming the team's failure to build on their lead.
"After they get the goal, you are playing against a team in the bottom three, they take their foot off the gas. You're 1-0 up! Take nothing away from West Ham, and they just about deserved the equaliser," Keane told Sky Sports.
Man Utd were slammed by Roy Keane
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Man Utd were slammed by Roy Keane(Image: Manchester United via Getty Imag)
"You are just putting yourself under pressure. Every time I watch this United team, they disappointing. They aren't clinical, they weren't nasty enough to get the job done.
"People will be scratching their heads. One minute they are making progress, win and you go fifth. There will be a lot of frustration. Show your quality. In their last three or four games, I think it has been desperate. Really poor.
"An opportunity to get the job done and they were almost frightened. We are talking about fifth here by the way. Same old problems."
Keane expressed his annoyance at the squad's lack of drive to secure a victory. "United are making substitutions, and he is entitled to do that, but I was watching people come off and it was like they had won the league!
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"Show some intensity. It was all a bit, 'this is cool'. You cannot be cool when you're 1-0 up. Get the job done! United have better players than West Ham but this is not a good United team. It was too relaxed, get the job done!"