ROY KEANE jokingly suggested Erik ten Hag “had a couple of glasses of wine” before his TV interview following Manchester United’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool.
The Red Devils icon, 52, raged at the Red Devils’ tactics on Sunday evening as they were largely dominated by Jurgen Klopp’s men at Old Trafford.
A quick-fire double in the second half ultimately earned Man Utd a point, though the performance still left a lot to be desired.
Yet Ten Hag remained somewhat upbeat as he hailed his team for “improving”.
He said: “I have very mixed emotions. On one side, I am disappointed that we have dropped seven points [from their last three games], but we have to blame ourselves for making stupid mistakes.
“On the other side I am very proud. You see how we are improving and the potential of this squad is amazing.”
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The comments left Keane beside himself as he admitted he sees a very different Man Utd side.
Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: “Listen, obviously he’s had a couple of glasses of wine after the game.
“I don’t know how strong that is, but he seemed really upbeat, and I admire him for that, because he’s obviously seen something that I’m not seeing at this moment in time.”
He then went on to add: “The way Man Utd are playing is like a mid-table team, a small club.
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“You don’t know what you’re going to get.”
Man Utd conceded a late penalty that Mo Salah converted as Ten Hag’s side spurned more points from a winning position.
They scored in stoppage time against Brentford, only to concede an even later equaliser.
Five days later, they then gave up a 3-2 lead at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea roared back to claim a thrilling 4-3 victory.
And the Liverpool draw now means they have won just one of their last five Premier League games.
The poor run leaves them 11 points adrift of fourth-place Tottenham and fifth-place Aston Villa with just seven games remaining as they look set to miss out on Champions League football.
Keane added: “They are competing at this moment in time with Aston Villa and Spurs for that fourth and fifth position, and at this stage, they’re well behind them.
“So I don’t get his positivity. Maybe that’s just me being a bit old and grumpy.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
