Manchester United legend Roy Keane has warned that things at the club are likely to become even worse before there’s an improvement, as he questioned why Ruben Amorim has been unable to get a reaction from his players.
Amorim has endured a difficult start to life at United since replacing Erik ten Hag in November last year, only winning six Premier League games.
United played out a 1-1 draw with Arsenal on Sunday – a result that left them languishing in 14th place and level on points with Tottenham Hotspur, who are above them on goal difference.
Bruno Fernandes’ brilliant free-kick effort just before the break was cancelled out by Declan Rice’s second-half finish to ensure the spoils were shared between the two sides.
Before the game, Keane said [via Irish Independent], “The standards of the club have been dropping for a number of years, and have they reached rock bottom? Maybe there’s a bit to go yet.”
“We always talk about giving managers time, but you can’t keep losing football matches either. And I can say that for most clubs, if you’re losing week in week out, there will be doubts in the dressing room.”
“Players will be looking at the manager and thinking, ‘What are you bringing to the party?’ And when there’s been literally no reaction after coming into the club, well that’s a bit worrying.”
The 53-year-old added, “There are huge struggles (for United) on and off the pitch, and that has been well documented.”
“There has been no real reaction to the new manager coming in. There have been a few injuries, but they don’t look like there are many goals. They don’t look good at set-pieces, and they not very dynamic.”
“They have to try and get some belief and confidence back into the group.”
The Red Devils are back in action on Thursday when they host Real Sociedad in the second leg of their Europa League round of 16 tie.
Kick-off is at 20:00 GMT.
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