Man Utd great Roy Keane explains how first team talk as Sunderland manager went wrong

Rio Ferdinand has revealed how several of Manchester United players' agents have been begging him to ease off his criticism of their clients' poor form. Ferdinand, 43, is a legend at Old Trafford and has not been afraid to go in hard on the current crop of stars for their poor performances this season.

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Rio Ferdinand hopes that the Manchester United players are embarrassed by their display in the 4-1 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday.

Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards has joked that he will no longer laugh on TV after being accused of being disrespectful to Roy Keane following Sunday's Manchester derby.

Roy Keane during the Manchester derby on Sunday evening.Manchester United were embarrassed by their noisy neighbours Manchester City as Keane fumed at his former side's performance - much to the amusement of Richards. And unseen footage of the former City man joining in with the City fans' chant of 'City' emerged online.But Independent journalist Miguel Delany hit out at Richards when he tweeted: "Watching Sky."Whatever you think of Keane's punditry, thought it was a touch disrespectful for Richards to be in hysterics as Keane makes an impassioned point."However, Richards hit back at the Tweet: "Deary deary me! When Souness says to me, 'forget everything you’ve just said'."Or Neville says to me 'stop ranting! You’re not making sense'."I don’t see you saying it’s disrespectful to me so stop this nonsense.

Manchester United to hand Roy Keane a special role after he blasted their "shameful" derby day defeat to Manchester City.United were thumped 4-1 by their bitter rivals on Sunday, with Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez both bagging a brace. Jadon Sancho netted for United.And after the match, the United squad were accused of throwing in the towel by Keane, who has achieved legendary status at Old Trafford.His scathing post-match assessment has since gone viral.And O'Hara has suggested that United could do worse than get Keane involved to try and instil some fight in the current United squad until a new permanent manager is appointed in the summer.“Why don’t they get Roy Keane?” O’Hara told talkSPORT when dissecting the weekend's action.“Not as the manager, but why is Roy Keane not involved at Manchester United? Tell me why he’s not involved.”When quizzed on whether or not Keane would add anything as an ex-player, O'Hara fought back and insisted that Keane's frank analysis would benefit United.Would you like to see Keane involved at Man Utd? Let us know in the comments sectionAnd he also claimed that Keane would help improve the fragile mentality of the current dressing room.He added: “He’s not just an ex-player is he, he was the captain of the most successful team in the Premier League.

Speculation that Cristiano Ronaldo did not miss Sunday's derby day defeat to Manchester City due to injury has grown after it was discovered that his sister liked a post claiming he had been dropped for tactical reasons.

Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, look away. Manchester United’s fans made their feelings abundantly clear following their side’s derby defeat on Sunday.

Manchester United ‘gave up’ during their 4-1 defeat to Manchester City.United looked competent in the first-half of the Premier League game at the Eithad, with Jadon Sancho scoring a fabulous goal to cancel out Kevin De Bruyne’s initial effort.De Bruyne got another just before half-time and this clearly had a knock-on effect in the second period.United looked less urgent and their press dropped off as the minutes went by, with City getting a further two goals through Riyad Mahrez. Following the conclusion of the game, Gary Neville and Roy Keane scorned the side for their efforts in the second half, with the former United captain saying that they had "threw in the towel".But McTominay refuted those claims, telling Sky Sports: “From my point of view, on the pitch, it's hard to see what's going on around you but if that's what people are saying then so be it."They're all entitled to their own opinion but, for myself, it's incredibly disappointing if people think that."I'll have to watch it back and see body language and things like that but, for myself, it hurts.

Gary Neville has still backed Manchester United to finish in the top four this season despite the Reds suffering a hammering at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

Goalkeeper David de Gea has sent a powerful message to Manchester United's supporters following Sunday's 4-1 defeat to Manchester City, becoming the first United player to break his silence on social media since the game in the process.

Former right-back Gary Neville believes Manchester United will be looking to appoint Erik ten Hag over Mauricio Pochettino as their next permanent manager because he will fit their long-term vision better.

Former right-back Micah Richards poked fun at Manchester United icon Roy Keane after City hammered their rivals 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Roy Keane has singled out four Manchester United players who he believes 'refused to run around' during Sunday's embarrassing 4-1 defeat to Manchester City. United were accused of throwing in the towel on a thoroughly dismal afternoon which saw Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez net a brace apiece for the hosts.

Roy Keane was left looking like he 'wanted to kill Micah Richards' in the Sky Sports studio following Manchester United's embarrassment at the hands of Manchester City.City found the net within the first five minutes of the fixture, thanks to Kevin de Bruyne.And despite Arsenal equaliser, United were hapless to stop a City in a top gear.Riyad Mahrez added a double on top of De Bruyne's two strikes as Untied appeared to lose interest in the game.And Ralf Rangnick's side drew the fury of Keane as Richards laughed at the side of the Irishman on Sky Sports.Keane fumed: "It’s no good having moments in games, the match is 90 minutes long you’ve got to do it all game long."I don't think the manager could’ve done too much different, but by the time the substitutes came on, the fight was over."Keane added: "Egos come into it, you leave egos at the front door, these guys are all about how am I looking? Are my boots nice? Is my hair looking good?"Play the game! You’re at Man United, we’re looking at the fans behind the goal and they know, they’re not daft, this team we’re supporting have given up." What did you think of Manchester United's performance? Let us know in the comments section And Richards could hardly keep his laughing in as Keane ripped into his former side.One fan said: "Hahaha Micah Richards on a mission to get murdered by Roy Keane I think."Another added: "Roy Keane about to kill Micah Richards here""I would have walked out if I was Keane! I thought it was disrespectful from Micah," another said, taking Keane's side."Just sounds unprofessional, to be honest! Ruins the serious debate.

Former midfielder Roy Keane has suggested that Manchester United's players are not giving their all for Ralf Rangnick due to his status as interim manager.

Roy Keane slammed Manchester United's players following their 4-1 defeat to arch rivals Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick insists he has no reason to dispute the cause behind Cristiano Ronaldo's absence for the 4-1 thrashing by City and insisted it would be unhelpful to be 'frustrated' by the continued absence of Edinson Cavani.

Gary Neville has labelled Manchester United's display at Manchester City as 'disgraceful' after a 4-1 defeat at the Etihad Stadium.

Roy Keane has picked out a "problem" with Arsenal during their win over Watford on Sunday despite Mikel Arteta's side moving into the top four of the Premier League with games in hand.The Gunners took all three points following classy goals from Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli, taking them into fourth for the first time since January 1.Having said that, it wasn't the perfect performance from Arteta's men with Cucho Hernandez scoring a screamer and Moussa Sissoko ensuring it would be a nervy finish for the visitors.Keane has picked out that late goal as a reason for Arsenal fans to feel slightly concerned, especially in relation to how easily Ben White was beaten.Keane, who was on punditry duty for Sky Sports, said: "This is Arsenal, poor defending, White has to do better there and it’s a problem for them (Arsenal)."Speaking to BBC Sport, Arteta admitted that the opposition deserved credit, but now has eyes on securing their place in the top four.He said: "Credit to Watford, they are fighting for their lives. They changed their team and it is hard to beat them.Where will Arsenal finish in the Premier League this season? Give us your thoughts in the comments section"We are getting better and better, the understanding between the players is getting better and we should have scored more today."Before adding: "We are there now and we'll go game by game.

Roy Keane's goal celebration against Manchester City from 1993. Manchester United legend Keane scored the winner in a 3-2 win for the Red Devils at City's former home Maine Road 19 years ago.