Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane was unimpressed with Ruben Amorim’s effort on the wing against Aston Villa and singled out one defender who needs to do more in the Midlands.
Roy Keane has questioned Diogo Dalot’s efforts in Manchester United’s defeat to Aston Villa. The former Red Devils captain believes the Portuguese star’s performances should be noticed by Ruben Amorim and that Dalot needs to “roll up his sleeves”.
United lost 2-1 with Morgan Rodgers scoring twice and Matheus Cunha scoring. Amorim’s side currently have just two wins in eight Premier League games.
The United manager received further bad news with an injury to talisman Bruno Fernandes. Fernandes is currently scheduled to miss any matches during the festival. But Keane says Amorim first needs to see what happened on the pitch.
The former Sunderland manager spoke out against Dalot and several other players on Sunday afternoon. The Irish were at a loss, unable to dig in when they needed to.
Keane highlighted Roger’s first goal at Villa Park as a worrying sign. Sky Sports experts are unsure whether United were aware of the danger in the build-up.
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“We have access to all the talent in the world,” Keene said. “I say it again and again, you have to roll up your sleeves and when the game gets a little tense there are moments where you think, ‘I’m just going to do my part for the team.’ There are too many players like Dalot who don’t do enough.
“I wouldn’t use the word cheating, but they just didn’t put in enough effort. And after the game, I was watching him and not looking at other parts of the game.
“It’s the same with the first goal when Rodgers put the ball out. We’re all sitting there and we know there’s danger. Don’t they know there’s danger?”
With Brian Mbeumo, Amad and Nouseir Mazrawi absent from AFCON, Dalot admitted his players will have a chance to step up. Young players Jack Fletcher and Shea Lacey both made their debuts.
“This is a time when other players get their chance and I have to step up and show that I deserve to be in the team and get more playing time,” Dalot told Sky Sports after the match.
“I think any player who gets an opportunity needs to think that way.”
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