PAUL SCHOLES was accused of going full Roy Keane after playing down Omonia Nicosia’s man of the moment Francis Uzoho’s display.
Manchester United looked set for a night of frustration as the Nigerian goalkeeper produced a stunning display at Old Trafford.
He pulled off an incredible 11 saves to deny the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford as the Cypriot minnows looked set to earn a point.
However, he was finally beaten in the dying seconds as sub Scott McTominay secured a 1-0 win for United in the Europa League.
But it was 23-year-old Nigerian international Uzoho’s display that captured the headlines.
The star grew up a United supporter and his performance was even more remarkable by the fact that he is only Omonia’s second-choice and was only playing due to an injury to Fabiano Freitas.
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Scholes, despite the huge fan-fare from everyone else, was less impressed by the stopper’s efforts.
And much like his fellow United legend Keane, he played it a lot more cooler than others and even claimed Uzoho only made ONE important save.
Speaking on BT Sport, he said: “I actually do feel sorry for [Uzoho] a bit.
“Lets have it right, it was the right result. [United were] so dominant in both games really.
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“Sloppiness in front of goal though, United have saved themselves some embarrassment there.
“The keeper didn’t make any saves you wouldn’t expect him to make. United’s finishing wasn’t quite there tonight.
“The goalkeeper was good. I don’t think he made saves that were unbelievable. I think it was a mixture of poor finishing as well.
“He was lucky. He saved almost everything. He was great, don’t get me wrong, but he saved everything he should have saved.”
Fans quickly took to Twitter to slam Scholes, with one saying: “Scholes going full on Roy Keane over goalkeepers.”
Another agreed, tweeting: “Scholes channelling his inner Roy Keane!”
A fellow supporter said: “Can’t just give a guy credit playing in the biggest game of his life he saved a lot tonight, better keepers would let one in under that pressure.”
And some United fans were even calling for Erik ten Hag to snap him up, with one writing: “Can we sign this Omonia keeper please?”
Another commented: “What a keeper. Sign him up.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
