Roy Keane Claims Man Utd Player Has Been 'Getting Away With Murder' For Years

Roy Keane has claimed that one Manchester United player has been 'getting away with murder' since long before Ruben Amorim took charge.

United lost 3-0 to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday in what was another tough afternoon for Amorim's side.

Phil Foden's first half header was followed by a brace from Erling Haaland that condemned United to their second defeat of the Premier League season.

Amorim's side sit 13th after the loss and now must prepare to host Chelsea at Old Trafford on Saturday.

United were left exposed defensively during the second half, and that directly contributed to Haaland's second as he intercepted a misplaced pass from Luke Shaw before running unchallenged into the attacking half.

Amorim again defended his tactical system in his post-match interview with Sky Sports.

The Portuguese boss used his in-game substitutions to swap personnel within his system rather than change United's tactical shape, with the subs having little effect on the pattern of proceedings.

Bryan Mbeumo was one of the few players to come out of the match with credit as he continually looked to drive United forward and forced a superb second half save out of City debutant Gianluigi Donnarumma.

But he was a rare positive for the Red Devils faithful on what was another afternoon to forget.

And speaking on Sky Sports, Keane took aim at one player in particular - Luke Shaw - over his display at the Etihad Stadium.

"Shaw for the first goal," Keane began. "Shaw is an international footballer.

"For him to get caught out like that... I think Shaw has been getting away with murder for years at United. Always injured, never quite fit.

"We make excuses, then he gets a few games under his belt, then he's making decisions like he doesn't even want to tackle people.

"We looked at all the stats - not one yellow card. We're having the big build-up. Manchester derby, it's raining, set up for a few tackles to be flying in. Man United walk off the pitch.

"I'm sick of repeating myself. You shouldn't be able to get out of bed for a week after a tough game. They're all walking off. Not one yellow card..."

Keane questions Amorim

Speaking in general terms about United's tactics, former club captain Keane said: "My worry is with the players. I know Bruno's talking there. Maybe the players haven't got much faith in it.

"As much as the manager's going, 'This is where we're going lads, that's our starting point', new manager, new ideas, something different. But as the results don't come and you keep getting beaten, and struggling against the better teams, if the players start doubting this system ... it's as if they're going round in circles, this United group.

"If he's a brilliant coach, when are you going to coach these players to make them better? Because some of the decision making [from] some of these players, it's just all wrong."