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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer responds to Roy Keane’s scathing criticism of Manchester United team


Keane didn’t mince his words (Picture: Getty Images)

Roy Keane has never been afraid to say what he thinks and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes he is justified in his scathing criticism of his team.

Keane raged at the Manchester United squad prior to the match, claiming there were ‘too many bluffers’ at Old Trafford and predicting that the players would throw Solskjaer under the bus in the same manner they did his predecessor Jose Mourinho.

After the match, Keane also stated his opinion that United need a new back-four if they are to realistically challenge Manchester City for the title next season and he believes Solskjaer has a huge task on his hands to fix the club’s mess.

The Norwegian tactician was confronted with his former team-mate’s comments after the 2-0 defeat to Pep Guardiola’s men and he hardly leapt to the defence of his players.

‘With Roy I’ve always had a great relationship with him,’ Solskjaer said. ‘And, how do you say, I value his opinion very highly and he’s got his opinion.

Solskjaer’s team lost to Guardiola’s City (Picture: Getty Images)

‘We played together for many, many years and he’s a Man United guy, as well, he hurts just as much as anyone else connected to us, that we are so far behind City as we are.

‘And that’s my job, to make sure when we come back pre-season that I have the right characters in and around. Because that should never be allowed.

‘Because when you’re at Man United the spotlight will be on you, headlines, and you’ve gotta make sure you come into work every single day with the effort like they gave today, that’s your duty.

‘That’s what you sign up when you play for Man United – the expectations. Of course, the history, you can look back on that.

‘But we are where we are now and as I’ve spoken to you about in the last few weeks, we have to take step by step and make sure we’re on the right track, and do it quickly.

‘Because you can’t linger along for many, many years, because the Premier League is so competitive and you’ll suddenly be caught up by other teams.’





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