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Topics: Roy Keane, Man Utd, Man City, Michael Carrick, Premier League
Jack Kenmare
Topics: Roy Keane, Man Utd, Man City, Michael Carrick, Premier League
Roy Keane produced an all-timer of a rant ahead of Saturday's Manchester derby as he questioned the arrivals of Michael Carrick and Jonny Evans before explaining why he would have turned down the United job.
Earlier this week, United announced the appointment of Carrick as their caretaker head coach until the end of the season.
The former Middlesbrough manager has brought in Steve Holland and Jonathan Woodgate to work alongside him, while Jonny Evans, Travis Binnion and Craig Mawson will help out as members of the backroom staff.
United's decision to bring in some of its old guard has certainly rattled the cage of ex-captain Roy Keane, who expressed his frustrations ahead of Saturday afternoon's Manchester derby.
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To kick things off, Keane spoke about his reservations over the managerial situation at Old Trafford.
"It's going to be a big ask," he began. "You look at Michael Carrick. Whatever his remit was at Middlesbrough, I'm pretty sure it was to get promoted. He didn't do that. So you can see he failed there. But that doesn't mean to say he's a bad manager. Obviously, that was a difficult job.
"But to get the opportunity... it's great for him. But I look at the staff he's brought in. We sit here every week talking about Manchester United being the best of the best. And at this moment in time, I don't see that. Even with the appointment and the staff.
"It doesn't mean to say they can't get results. It's a great opportunity for him and his staff. But of course I'm concerned."
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Like he did earlier in the week when speaking on The Overlap, an unimpressed Keane ripped into the appointment of Jonny Evans.
Evans, who made 241 appearances for United across two different spells, left his role as loans and pathways manager at the club in December before being rehired a month later.
"You're sitting there going, what's Jonny done? I like Jonny Evans, rock solid. I've signed him twice. It's not an issue with Jonny Evans, it's more of an issue with the club and the decision-making, who they're bringing in," Keane said.
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"Jonny Evans left Man United about four, five, six weeks ago, right? He obviously left in the summer and they gave him a job. Loans Manager. Leaves a month or two ago. He wasn't there for ten years doing it. It was a few months."
"United are letting hundreds of people go, staff every week. But Jonny walks away from that job. Gets a call a week later, and it's Darren Fletcher," added Keane. "My issue with Jonny, he's got no coaching experience."
Keane added: "He comes in with Darren Fletcher. This is what I worry about, pals acting together, wink wink, and who's making decisions upstairs. So Fletcher brings him in. And Fletcher, again, has very little experience. But he's worked at the academy level.
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"So... Jonny gets a phone call from Man United, having left as a Loans Manager. 'Do you want to come back?' I bet you Jonny's thinking, 'What as the kit manager? Or am I working with the under-12s?' No, no, you're coming back to work with the first team with Darren.
"You have two games. It doesn't go too well. Listen, that's probably the end of that. No, no, no. Another manager is coming in. He wants you to stay on as well."
Asked what he would have done if United offered him the role, Keane did not hesitate.
"No. I wouldn't want to work with people above me who are dictating who your staff are. Telling them which players you're bringing in.
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"And there's been chaos going on in the background. I'm not saying the previous manager hasn't helped himself. But I guarantee you he'd come up one day and say, listen, there were decisions made that he wasn't happy with."