Roy Keane on Sky Sports
Roy Keane was not happy on Sky Sports (Image: Sky Sports)
Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane has delivered a scathing assessment of the club and the appointment of Michael Carrick as interim manager. Carrick's appointment until the end of the season was announced this week. His debut match will see United welcome Manchester City to Old Trafford in Saturday's early kick-off. Before that fixture, Keane had already taken aim at Carrick and his wife.
Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: "I'm more concerned with the appointment and the staff that have come in with the manager, but I think I'd be like that with most people at this stage of the season and looking at the group of players that they have. It's going to be a big ask, you look at Michael Carrick, whatever his remit was at Middlesbrough, I'm pretty sure it was to get promoted, he didn't do that, so you could say he failed there.
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"It doesn't mean to say that he's a bad manager, that's a difficult job, but to get the opportunity, it's great for him. The staff he's brought in, we sit here every week talking about Man United being the best of the best and at this moment in time I don't see that with the appointment and his staff. But it doesn't mean that they can't get results.
"It's a great opportunity for him and his staff, but of course, I'm concerned, I said that about the previous manager."
He proceeded to scrutinise the decision to appoint Jonny Evans to the first team coaching staff. The former defender's comeback arrives mere months after departing his position as loans manager.
He continued: "It's not an issue with Jonny Evans, it's more an issue with the club, the decision making, who they're bringing in. Jonny Evans left Manchester United about four, five, six weeks ago right?
"Leaves a month ago, had enough of doing that, he wasn't there for ten years doing it, a few months. United are letting 100s of people go, staff, every week, but Jonny walks away from that job. Gets called a week later, Darren Fletcher.
Michael Carrick walking into Old Trafford.
Michael Carrick was once again on the receiving end of Roy Keane's disapproval. (Image: Getty Images)
"My issue with Jonny, he's got no coaching, it's not as if he's worked in the academy for a few years.
"So Jonny gets a phone call, having left as loans manager, 'do you want to come back?' I bet Jonny's thinking, 'what as the kit manager or am I working with the U12s?' 'No, you're coming back with the first team to work under Darren'.
"Obviously a great opportunity for him, they have two games, don't go too well, that's probably the end of that. Another manager coming in, he wants you to stay on as well."
When questioned whether he would have assisted United himself, he responded: "It would probably be no, I don't want to work with people above me who are dictating who your staff are, telling you what players to bring in.
"There's been chaos going on in the background. I'm not saying the previous manager hasn't helped himself, but I guarantee one day he'll come out and say there were decisions made I wasn't happy with."
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