Man Utd should hire Roy Keane if they decide to end Ruben Amorim’s time at Old Trafford, according to former Red Devils striker Teddy Sheringham.

The Red Devils are going through a terrible spell in the Premier League with Amorim’s side currently 14th in the table after 27 matches so far this campaign.

It was hoped that Amorim would be able to turn Man Utd around after Erik ten Hag left at the end of October, with the Red Devils winning just five of their 16 Premier League matches under the Portuguese head coach.

The Man Utd players have struggled to adapt to Amorim’s formation, style of play and philosophy so far and Sheringham reckons the Red Devils need ex-captain Keane to go in and “ruffle a few feathers”.

Sheringham told Prime Casino: “Roy Keane, without a doubt. There’s no leaders at the football club. You need leaders at top football clubs.

“You know, your John Terrys, your Tony Adams, your Roy Keanes, players that lead by example and make sure other people are doing their jobs. No-one’s doing that at Manchester United. So, get Roy Keane in there to ruffle a few feathers, make sure that they all understand what they should be doing and do it.

“Roy’s been out of work for a little while now. I wouldn’t be averse to having him back at the football club, but I think there’s only one role for Roy and he needs to be the leader. If they’re thinking about changing Amorim, for me, putting someone back in charge, it would be a leadership coup to do that and get Roy in.

“There might be fireworks at certain times, but it needs to be sorted out, doesn’t it? Manchester United needs shaping up there. I don’t know whether he’s evolved in his time away, if he’s ready to go back into football or not. His ego would probably take him back in there as well.”

On whether Sir Alex Ferguson would have been able to turn the current Man Utd side around, Sheringham added: “I think Fergie evolved over the time that he was at United. From what I’ve been told, he was far more sedate in his manner by the time I got to United and had started to become more relaxed.

“Fergie was a cool customer compared to what he was at Aberdeen, so I think he would have adapted. He would understand the current situation and he would have worked out how to speak to certain players.

“I think there’s still a time to speak to players in no uncertain terms, to ruffle a few feathers. But you have to make sure that if you’re digging out a player, you’re digging out the right ones.

“You need your players in the dressing room to understand what you want from everybody, not just from your leaders. Fergie would probably go for one of his leaders to send a message.

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“He might even tell him beforehand that ‘I’m going to come for you in this meeting but it’s not really directed at you, I’m directing it at you so that other players look and think ‘Jesus, if he’s having a go at him like that, how does he feel about me? I need to buck my ideas up”.

“That was the psychology side of the way Sir Alex went about things in his dressing rooms, and I think it’s still needed, and it needs to be done at certain times. This United team definitely needs it.”

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher reckons the current Man Utd side is the “worst” of his “lifetime” and he wonders how much worse it’s going to get.

Carragher told the Daily Telegraph: “No-one expected it would get even worse. When watching United now, the question I cannot shake off is: ‘How bad is this going to get?’

“This is the worst United team of my lifetime and the bare minimum that could have been expected after Amorim took charge, that the team would look like they are being coached better than they were under Ten Hag, has not materialised.”

Carragher had expected a similar transformation at Man Utd as the one Mikel Arteta oversaw at Arsenal, the Liverpool legend added: “There are many obvious similarities, from the lowly league position to a squad which needs rejuvenating as it has too many high-earning under-performers. But from day one you felt Arteta was moving Arsenal in the right direction.

“Amorim’s early struggles at United are a reminder of how tough it is to revive a fallen giant. At the moment, United fans must feel like they are pinning their hopes on blind faith based on Amorim’s record at Sporting Lisbon.

“United’s players have not responded well to his methods. Has a single player looked any better than they were under Ten Hag? In fairness, most of the United players have surrendered any right to express disapproval about any manager given how poor they have been for so long.”

Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham has confirmed that ex-Man Utd player Mason Greenwood has asked to switch allegiances to Jamaica.

Greenwood spent last season on loan at Spanish side Getafe and signed a five-year contract with Marseille in the summer after Man Utd agreed to sell him for £26.6m.

He has started very well in France with Marseille second in the Ligue 1 table and the former Man Utd striker contributing 15 goals and three assists in 24 matches.

The 23-year-old was suspended by the Red Devils on January 30, 2022 over allegations relating to a young woman after images and videos were posted online.

He faced charges including attempted rape and assault, but the Crown Prosecution Service announced in February 2023 that the case had been discontinued.

Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe had said in February last year that the club would take a decision on Greenwood’s future in the summer, and “justify it one way or the other”.

A short statement from the Red Devils confirmed the transfer to Marseille, which delivered on the club’s prior commitment that the one-cap England international would continue his career away from Old Trafford.

There have been rumours for a while that Greenwood will switch his international allegiances to the Jamaica national team after leaving the Premier League.

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And now FA chief executive Mark Bullingham has confirmed that the player has “asked” to “switch” and that it’s a “personal decision” by the player.

Bullingham said: “My understanding is that he’s asked to switch.

“That’s happened formally, so he wouldn’t be able to (play for England again) because you can only switch once. It’s a personal decision by him.”

Marseille manager Roberto de Zerbi recently insisted that Greenwood can improve his game in one area particularly after a good start at the French club.

De Zerbi said: “Greenwood is not a specialist on corners. He could become one, but he is focused on the goal. When he goes to take a corner, he goes a bit like….. And that annoys me.”

Speaking last month, journalist Julien Laurens insisted that Greenwood no longer exists in the eyes of the BBC when talking about the French league and Marseille.

Laurens revealed in February: “He doesn’t exist anymore. On the BBC, in the Euroleagues show on European and foreign football, we don’t talk about Mason Greenwood.

“We can talk about Marseille, [Roberto] De Zerbi, [Adrien] Rabiot…People complain, write to the BBC saying: ‘Why are you talking about him? We shouldn’t talk about him’.”

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Paul Scholes hit out at a couple of Manchester United stars as Ruben Amorim’s side were held to a 1-1 draw against Real Sociedad in the Europa League.

The Red Devils travelled to face Real Sociedad in the first leg of their Europa League knockout tie on Thursday evening.

Man Utd failed to capitalise on Real Sociedad’s below-par performance as Amorim‘s team were held to a 1-1 draw, which admittedly still makes them favourites to progress to the next round.

The visitors gradually grew into the match and had the best chance before the interval as Bruno Fernandes forced a brilliant last-ditch block after being played in by Diogo Dalot.

United took the lead shortly after the break as Joshua Zirkzee scored from the edge of the area following a positive run from Alejandro Garnacho.

Man Utd were in control at this point, but the game turned on its head when Bruno Fernandes gifted Real Sociedad a penalty for handball.

Striker Mikel Oyarzabal sent Andre Onana the wrong way with the spot-kick to equalise and Man Utd had a lucky escape in the final ten minutes as Orri Oskarsson missed a huge chance to score his side’s second.

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Amorim is still struggling to implement his preferred 3-4-3 formation with Diogo Dalot among the players underperforming as he’s not suited to playing at wing-back.

Dalot is rarely a threat in the final third and he made a poor decision against Real Sociedad, opting to pull the ball back to Garnacho rather than execute a square ball to Rasmus Hojlund to score from close range.

Scholes commented on this incident at half time, saying Dalot made a “criminal” decision.

“The frustrating thing is, for 20 minutes we saw them warming up, and that’s exactly what they were practising. Into the wing-back, crossing it first time,” Scholes said.

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“For Dalot not to see that, is criminal really. Hojlund, he’s made a great run. For any right-back in world football not to see that is criminal, and that’s an easy goal for Hojlund.”

Scholes has also questioned Garnacho’s attitude, suggesting he was “sulking” during Man Utd’s draw on Thursday evening. He added: “He looks like he is sulking a little bit to me.”

On Garnacho, Amorim said post-match:  “He was tired and you see it because we did a lot of transitions in the second half.

“Sometimes he was late to defend [in the second half]. I felt like he was tired to recover and do the same things.”