Manchester United Legend Claims Former Manager Was ?Thrown Under Bus? by Players

Back in 2019, former Manchester United player Roy Keane predicted the worst for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Ahead of their derby defeat against Manchester City, Keane spoke about how these players would cost Ole his job. Thus, it happened. After their shocking loss to Watford, Solskjaer lost his job after three years at the club.

In a recent interview on Sky Sports, Keane expressed his opinions on why Ole got the sack. Moreover, he expressed his frustration with the players for costing his compatriot’s job at United.

Roy Keane lashes out at players

Despite holding Chelsea to a draw at Stamford Bridge, United has had a poor season. Considering the signings that came in with the likes of Varane, Sancho, and Ronaldo, big things were expected. But, they have failed to live up to their expectations. Hence, Keane criticized the squad for giving Solskjaer the sack.

“Maybe Ole was too friendly with them. Maybe that was a problem. Maybe he was too nice to these lads because these lads have done what I predicted and thrown him under the bus,” said Keane.

The former United player did not like how the team performed under his former teammate. Even though most former players offered him support, the performance failed to fall on the positive side past few weeks. He also pointed out the gap between United and the three teams at the top (Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City) who are ultra-consistent to win the title.

“They are not working as hard as the three teams at the top who are brilliant, have a lot of talent, well coached and they run; United’s players have stopped running in the last couple of months,” said Keane.

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Can Manchester United bounce back?

Their recent performances against Villareal and Chelsea might give them some hope. But, the job at United is hard for any incoming coach. Taking time off to appoint a new manager would be the perfect scenario, considering their history with the changing managers. Ever since Sir Alex Ferguson left the club, they lacked a leader and a vocal coach who could galvanize the team. David Moyes got sacked after eight months, while Van Gaal and Jose Mourinho tried their luck. But, none of them could get their blueprint on the squad.

Thus, one can say that Solskjaer did a good job in rebuilding the club from where it was before. By selling off a lot of deadwood, he reinvigorated the team from top to bottom, bringing in world-class players. He also brought up younger players to the main squad like Greenwood and Amad Diallo. However, the lack of tactics and good results led to the sacking of Norwegian.

As a result, they have appointed a new coach in Ralf Rangnick on an interim role, until the end of this season.

With the German set to take over, fans would hope that he could motivate the team to bring back those glory days. Being the biggest club in the world as Manchester United would hope they can get back to the top of the mountain.

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