'Flex your muscles' - Roy Keane slams Manchester United players over poor form with firm message

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Manchester United legend Roy Keane believes his old club are fearful of attacking the opposition because they are concerned of being picked off by the opposition.

United are currently unbeaten in 2024 but both performances have left room for improvement. In the FA Cup, Erik ten Hag picked a surprisingly strong side to face League One's Wigan Athletic but they only came away with a 2-0 victory thanks to a Diogo Dalot strike and Bruno Fernandes penalty.

The Reds followed this up with a 2-2 draw against a depleted Tottenham Hotspur. In the first half, United showed some positive signs and scored two good goals through Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford. READ MORE: Rashford explains goal celebration after Keane comments READ MORE: Neville and Keane agree on Ratcliffe priority However, defensive frailties came to the fore once more as two sloppy goals were conceded to ensure the spoils were shared.

On the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, Keane took United to task over their recent performances. "They [Manchester United] don’t really play as a team I don’t know if they are [the players] just taking on the manager’s ideas," Keane explained. "When you look at Manchester United, we say it every week, you don’t know what you are going to get. "I watched their game last week against Wigan Athletic and you’re thinking, they’ll certainly dominate Wigan and score four, five goals and even then, they had to get a penalty to get over the line.