Eddie Howe should be given the Manchester United manager job, according to Roy Keane. ESPN has reported that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Michael Carrick have held talks about an interim role after Ruben Amorim was sacked, while Darren Fletcher temporarily led the team against Burnley on Wednesday.
But club legend Keane has pinpointed Newcastle United boss Howe as the ideal permanent appointment at Old Trafford.
“I’d go with Eddie Howe. I like him, I like what he’s done. He has managed a lot of games,” Keane told Sky Sports. “His teams play good football. I know it’s not for everyone, he has critics, but I like what he’s done at Newcastle and Bournemouth.
“He has managed 700 or 800 games, he’s still a young man. I like his calmness. Man United need a bit of that. I like people with emotion, I am an emotional person, but I like his calmness. He’s been in the Champions League a couple of times, won the cup. I’d like to see him go in there.”
Amorim’s spell at United came to an end after a 14-month reign which yielded the poorest points-per-game average of any manager in the club’s Premier League era.