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Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane has urged Marcus Rashford to simplify his game and take his opportunity after being handed a rare start.

Cristiano Ronaldo showed his anger towards Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick in his match-winning performance in the 3-2 win over Tottenham, according to Roy Keane. Ronaldo moved onto 807 career goals with a brilliant display at Old Trafford which included his 59th hat-trick.He opened the scoring with a thunderbolt into the top corner from 25 yards but an Alex Telles handball allowed Harry Kane to equalise from the penalty spot for Spurs.The 37-year-old gave United the lead once again with a tap-in from Jadon Sancho’s pass before an own goal from Harry Maguire made it 2-2.Ronaldo struck for a final time in the 81st minute, powering in a header from a corner to move United past Arsenal into fourth place in the Premier League.It was a classic performance from the Portuguese superstar – and Keane believes it was born out of frustration with his situation at the club."That’s where United are at, the quality of both teams wasn’t great,” he said on Sky Sports.“But it was entertaining and Ronaldo stepped up to the plate.

Roy Keane was left fuming over Manchester United pair Harry Maguire and Raphael Varane wearing gloves but would have let Gary Neville do so.The former United captain admitted ahead of his former side's meeting with Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday that he did not like "big strong centre halves" wearing gloves, even in the warm-up.However, he has no qualms with his full-backs choosing to keep their hands warm both before and during matches.As a result, his old Red Devils team-mate Neville would have got away with wearing gloves during his 11 years playing alongside the Irishman at Old Trafford.Both Maguire and Varane were spotted with gloves on as they warmed up ahead of Saturday night's clash with Spurs, leaving Keane unimpressed.Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: “Are they gloves? Are they wearing gloves? Am I seeing things? That's a great message, that."Presenter Kelly Cates responded by asking: "Maybe they've just got cold hands?"Keane then snapped back by saying: "Two big strong centre-halves.

Former Liverpool and Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch has called on Manchester United to hire 'top, top manager' Thomas Tuchel.

Dimitar Berbatov is predicting a tight game between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League's late kick-off this evening.

Manchester United fans have offered a mixed response to the news that Dean Henderson is expected to start against Tottenham Hotspur this evening.

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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.

Manchester United have been warned they could 'f*** it up all over again' over the future of Ralf Rangnick at Old Trafford. Richard Keys, in his blog, wrote: "Rangnick won’t be managing Manchester United next season.

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 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.