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Erik ten Hag goes rogue in post-match interview and tells Roy Keane he 'had trouble managing a team'

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Published 19:28 25 May 2024 GMT+1

Erik ten Hag goes rogue in post-match interview and tells Roy Keane he 'had trouble managing a team'

A brave move from the Manchester United manager.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

Erik ten Hag played a dangerous game in his post-match interview with ITV as he made a rather brave comment about Roy Keane's management career.

The Dutchman put rumours over his future to one side on Saturday by leading Manchester United to FA Cup glory with an impressive 2-1 win over local rivals Manchester City.

First-half goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo gave the Reds something to shout about following a poor campaign that featured an early Champions League exit.

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After the full-time whistle, a delighted Ten Hag joined ITV pundits Ian Wright, Joleon Lescott and Roy Keane to speak about a range of subjects, including the management career of United's former captain.

Check out that moment below.

It was a bold move considering Keane's stature in the game, but fans were lapping up Ten Hag's bravery.

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One said: "Good to see someone standing up to Roy. He'll like that," while another commented: "Erik is not taking any prisoners. I am here for it."

A third wrote: "Roy is fuming at the end there."

A fourth said: "Ten Hag blasting Keane was needed. Love him, but he’s been constantly negative lately," and a fifth added: "Yeah he came with the smoke today fair play."

After hanging up his boots in 2006, Keane steered Sunderland from 23rd in the Championship to Premier League promotion during his debut season as a manager, but resigned two years later following a poor run of form.

He would later take charge at Ipswich Town from April 2009 until January 2011 – a spell he has been highly critical of. In fact, the former midfielder admitted last year that he deserved the sack.

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“Of course, you've got to see it from both sides, 100 per cent,” he said on The Overlap, brought to you by Sky Bet. “You can criticise owners all you want but sometimes they do give the manager their backing.

“And if your recruitment is not right, again, when I was down at Ipswich, I brought in players and I look back and I deserved the sack, absolutely 100 per cent.

“Could I have done with a little bit longer? Yes, of course, but when you look at the players I brought in, I didn't win enough games and you go yes, that's no blame on the owner for that, absolutely not.

“But you hope sometimes when you're going through a difficult spell that you get that backing.”

Featured Image Credit: X/@itvfootball - Getty Images

Topics: Erik Ten Hag, Manchester United, Premier League, FA Cup, Manchester City

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack is a Senior Journalist who enjoys a long read. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day, and has interviewed a handful of FM's finest, including Freddy Adu, Supat Rungratsamee and Mika Aaritalo.

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