Roy Keane gives brutal response to Jamie Vardy and 'nonsense' statements as Leicester striker announces exit

Jamie Vardy's statement was slammed by Manchester United legend Roy Keane after Leicester City were relegated from the Premier League.

A 1-0 loss to Liverpool at the weekend sent Ruud van Nistelrooy's side back down to the Championship and captain and legendary player Vardy weighed in with an X-rated statement.

A day on, with the disappointment still very much raw, Vardy sent a message to the club's fanbase and did not hold back.

"At this point I don't even know what to say," he wrote on his official X account.

"No words I have can ever express my feelings of anger and sadness with the way this season has gone. There are no excuses.

"Collectively, as players and as a club, we failed. There is simply no hiding, and I refuse to entertain any suggestion of doing so.

"Having been at this club for so long, we've experienced so many highs and successes - and this season has been nothing but miserable and for me personally, a total embarrassment.

"It hurts, and I know you're feeling it too."

Vardy, who has scored 198 goals in 496 appearances for Leicester, also branded the end of the season a "sh*t show" as he continued apologising.

However, United legend Keane was not a fan of Vardy's words. On the latest episode of Stick to Football, brought to you by Sky Bet, Gary Neville read out Vardy's message and called it a "strong statement".

But Keane proceeded to lay into the statement and said that it was a "bit late" after the damage was already done and Leicester suffered relegation.

Roy Keane lays into Jamie Vardy's statement

He said: "Why do they all wait until the end of the season? 'We have to look in the mirror' - you look in the mirror every evening. Why is it at the end of the season when you've had a bad season, you go 'Oh, we need to start looking at ourselves'. Bit late now isn't it?"

Keane added: "When the previous manager left - and they've got some senior players - Vardy and Conor Coady. They're all good pros no doubt and they played at a good level for many a year.

"When Steve Cooper was there, he was there for three or four months. When he left, I remember Conor Coady was interviewed and he said, 'We probably just needed a new voice'.

"Just like nonsense kind of statements going, 'Oh we need to look in the mirror'. Come on. Every time a team has a difficult spell and they say, 'We need to start looking at ourselves' - it's a bit late for that isn't it?"

“Bit late now isn’t it!” 🤷‍♂️

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Another Vardy statement arrived on Thursday as he and Leicester confirmed he would be ending his time in East Midlands after 13 seasons.

In a video clip on social media, Leicester called him the 'GOAT' and paid tribute to one of their greatest ever players.

Chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha hailed the 38-year-old, describing Vardy as "unique" and "a special player" and a "special person".

Though he is not getting any younger, Vardy is not expected to retire and is reported to have offers from the MLS and the Saudi Pro League.