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ROY KEANE slammed Manchester United following their humiliating Derby defeat to Manchester City.A double from Erling Haaland and a Phil Foden tap-in gave City a 3-0 win at Old Trafford.
Roy Keane slammed Manchester United after their Derby defeat
The Red Devils were outplayed at Old TraffordCredit: Getty

United offered very little and were outplayed by Pep Guardiola’s side once again, and they have now lost five of their ten Premier League games this season.
Red Devils legend Keane ripped into the performance after the final whistle and warned it will be a long road back for Erik ten Hag’s team.
He said on Sky Sports: “They’re just toying with United now. It’s different levels now.
“It’s almost, I wouldn’t say embarrassing, I do feel for the United players.
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“They’re short in every aspect – technically, tactically and, worryingly, even physically.
“Credit to City they’re an outstanding team. United where do you start and where do you finish? Long way back for this team.”
Things could have gone from bad to worse for United but Antony escaped a red card despite lashing out at Jeremy Doku.
The City winger dodged an Antony tackle with a cheeky piece of skill so the Brazilian swung a leg at him without trying to win the ball.
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Doku reacted angrily and that sparked a melee, with referee Paul Tierney brandishing a yellow card to Antony.

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Antony came on in the 86th minute but he cut a frustrated figure on the bench when Ten Hag decided not to bring him on for Rasmus Hojlund earlier in the match.
The 23-year-old was caught shaking his head after Sergio Reguillon took the striker’s place instead of him. More

ASTON VILLA are mourning the death of club record appearance maker Charlie Aitken.The former left-back, who has died aged 81, played 660 games for the Midlanders from 1959-1976.
Charlie Aitken famously spent 17 years with Aston Villa and went on to play alongside all-time greats Pele and Franz Beckenbauer at New York Cosmos
Aitken, left, is pictured here with another former long-serving Villa hero Peter McParland as they hold the FA Cup aloft in 2014Credit: 2014 Malcolm Couzens
The popular Scot eventually left the club for a season’s swansong alongside all-time greats Pele and Franz Beckenbauer at New York Cosmos.
Villa said they are “deeply saddened” at the loss of the former Under-23 international, who initially only went to the club to accompany his friend Wilson Briggs on trial.
Briggs ended up playing just twice for Villa – whereas Aitken finished up with a landmark haul of appearances that the club believe “will almost certainly never be broken”.
He helped the club win the old Division Three (fourth tier) in 1972 and the League Cup three years later.
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And after moving to New York for 1976-77 he provided the assist for the late Pele’s 1,250th career goal.
Aitken described the Brazilian as a gentleman, adding: “I spent loads of time with him. He was just one of the lads really. ”
Villa said in a statement they were “deeply saddened to learn of the passing of club-record appearance holder Charlie Aitken, who has died at the age of 81”.
They added: “The thoughts of everyone at the club are with Charlie’s family and friends at this incredibly difficult time.
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“Charlie established a Villa record which will almost certainly never be broken. During 17 years with the club, he made a total of 660 appearances – 657 starts plus three as a substitute.
“To give an indication of the magnitude of his achievement, the next two highest Villa appearance-makers are the club’s record scorer Billy Walker with 531 and European Cup winner Gordon Cowans on 527.
“Aitken also mirrored the club’s fluctuating fortunes from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, making the journey from the old First Division to the Second to the Third – and back again – between 1967 and 1975.
“As well as representing Villa in three different divisions, he also played in the FA Cup, the League Cup, the Charity Shield and the UEFA Cup – an impressive portfolio for someone who attended a rugby-playing school where football was frowned upon.” More

FANS were amazed as Roy Keane gave Rasmus Hojlund “terrible advice” during Manchester United’s 3-0 home loss against neighbours City.Many observers were stunned by Old Trafford legend Keane urging Hojlund to “go down for a penalty” after the striker squirmed past a grappling challenge from John Stones.
Rasmus Hojlund kept his balance after tangling with John Stones but not enough to get in a shot on goal
Roy Keane appeared to suggest Hojlund should have ‘gone down’Credit: Getty
The £72million Dane – still goalless in the Prem since his summer arrival – successfully stayed on his feet but took the ball too far wide to get in a shot on goal.
City then took control, with an Erling Haaland double and a late clincher from Phil Foden.
Sky Sports Pundit Keane said:”I think he’s [Hojlund] got to go down for the penalty. I’m not saying cheat… but we see it all the time.”
Some fans responded furiously to his comments – but others agreed with the former midfield tough guy.
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One posted: “Terrible advice… Tut tut”.
A similar opinion was: “Roy Keane wanting a player to cheat. Dear me.”
And a third viewer was amused by an ex-player with a fierce reputation dishing out such a verdict.
He wrote: “Big scary hard man Roy Keane telling Hojlund to go down with no contact. Fairs.”
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But plenty of observers backed Keane – with a few appearing to suggest Hojlund had been naive not to tumble over.
One said: “Agree with Keane there at half time. Hojlund had to go down either when Stones was behind him or when he went past Ederson.”
Another insisted: “Absolutely true from Keane. Hojlund should go down there. City’s players are experienced, the young striker not.” More

IT was a day when Manchester was United in tribute – but divided by a bloody great chasm in footballing class.After both sets of supporters had joined forces to salute the late Sir Bobby Charlton, Manchester City’s modern footballing greats embarrassed their shambling mid-table hosts.
Erling Haaland inspired Manchester City with two goals and an assistCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
Manchester United have lost half of their Premier League games this seasonCredit: Getty
Haaland headed in a second to put his side in control after half-timeCredit: Reuters
City move back up to third with the winCredit: Getty
City dominated all aspects of the Derby

Erling Haaland netted twice and laid on the third for Phil Foden but the Norwegian would have had five goals of his own but for a hat-trick of outstanding saves from Andre Onana.
Pep Guardiola was only being honest when he claimed that United had not been his team’s greatest rivals during his seven-year Etihad reign and the gap between these two clubs is only getting wider.
Erik Ten Hag’s side have now lost five of their first ten Premier League matches and the Dutchman has seen his side regress badly after the Dutchman’s promising maiden campaign.
Guardiola’s Treble-winners are still two points behind surprise leaders Tottenham but it will be a shock if they don’t record a fourth straight Premier League crown and a sixth in seven seasons.
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The pre-match tributes to Sir Bobby were as classy as you’d expect.
Six United and City legends of the 1960s were in the centre circle for a minute’s applause and a giant Stretford End which proclaimed Sir Bobby as ‘The Finest English Footballer The World Has Ever Seen’.
City’s supporters joined in with the applause but soon started reminding the home supporters that they were champions of Europe and that Old Trafford is ‘falling down’.
Guardiola had made some feisty comments before this, stating that Liverpool have been his side’s greatest rivals and that United would never dominate again as they had done under Sir Alex Ferguson.
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Bernardo Silva proved he is a big-game player once again
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Still, the derby itself had proved a great leveller – United having recorded seven victories over Guardiola’s City in as many seasons.
Onana had been the injury-time hero with a penalty save to deny Copenhagen an equaliser in the Champions League on Tuesday and he was at it again after eight minutes of the derby.
Rodri’s lofted pass picked out Kyle Walker who nodded back for Foden to head goalwards but United’s Cameroonian keeper pushed it away and then recovered to scoop the ball away from Haaland with the Norwegian ready to pounce.
Onana pushed away a Grealish shot and the only time United’s fans were roaring in the early stages was when Harry Maguire won a mighty duel with Haaland.
City had certainly been on top but they went in front in strange circumstances when VAR Michael Oliver spotted a tug from Rasmus Hojlund on Rodri as United defended a free-kick.
It was hardly ‘clear and obvious’, more the sort of thing you’d see from most attacking set-pieces, but once Oliver – the senior man – had sent Paul Tierney to his monitor, the ref pointed to the spot.
Haaland rolled into one corner as Onana dived for the other and City were in front.
United’s occasional threats usually came from loose City passes, such as the Foden effort which let in Hojlund, only for John Stones and Ederson to combine and send the Dane too wide for an effective finish.
Maguire and Diogo Dalot got into a horrible tangle which threatened an own-goal and Bruno Fernandes cleaned out Jack Grealish with an aerial challenge on the touchline, before Sofyan Amrabat and Foden were both booked for a rutting contest.
In injury time Marcus Rashford’s instinctive angled pass located Scott McTominay, who controlled, swivelled and lashed a shot which Ederson palmed wide.
But the half ended as it had begun, with some Onana heroics as he made an astonishing stop to push out Haaland’s point-blank header from a Bernardo Silva cross – an effort which had shades of Gordon Banks and Pele.
Haaland had another Derby game to remember
The Red Devils barely had control of the match
Bruno Fernandes had a game to forget
McTominay had been operating as a No 10 in the first half but was shoved back to a deeper role when Mason Mount replaced Amrabat at the break.
It didn’t make the blindest bit of difference because within four minutes City had doubled their lead with an absolute peach of a move.
Passing and moving with pace and murderous intent, Rodri found Julian Alvarez, who switched it to Grealish, who fed Bernardo for a left-wing cross for Haaland who headed it beyond Onana.
United had been stretched by City’s passing to such an extent that Haaland was unmarked, which would not have been in Ten Hag’s masterplan.
Grealish twice went close to making it 3-0, one shot pushed away by Onana and another whistling wide across goal.
Just when the gulf in class was beginning to look ridiculous, Christian Eriksen reminded us that there was also a bit of quality in the United team.
His brilliant diagonal pass from deep released Rashford, who shot wide on the turn.
Still, normal service was resumed when Grealish slipped a pass to Haaland, who attempted to chip the advancing Onana but was thwarted by another fine save.
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Ten Hag was booed for withdrawing Hojlund, in favour of Alejandro Garnacho, with the ineffective Rashford moving to centre-forward.
But when Rodri let rip from outside the box, Onana could only push out to Haaland who unselfishly squared for Foden to poke over the line. More

IAN WRIGHT joked his achievement of scoring four goals in a game for Arsenal has been forgotten about because it came before the Premier League was invented.The pundit appeared on Match of the Day and discussed Eddie Nketiah’s hat-trick for the Gunners alongside Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer.
Ian Wright and Gary Lineker joked about being forgotten by the history books
Eddie Nketiah turned down a penalty to add his fourth goal so missed out on an exclusive clubCredit: Getty
And he joked his achievements in the game have been forgotten after Nketiah was told he missed out on an exclusive club – players to have scored four goals in a Prem game for Arsenal.
Thierry Henry and Andriy Arshavin have managed the feat; Wright has too but in the old First Division – not the Premier League.
He joked on MOTD: “I did score four goals but it was before football was invented.”
Lineker responded in kind, saying: “At least you played in the Premier League! I don’t exist!”
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The presenter also hit four goals in a match once – for England in a 4-2 win over Spain at the Bernabeu in 1987.
Nketiah’s goals were his first in ten Prem games, but he turned down the opportunity to join the prestigious four-goal club.
That is becasue he allowed Fabio Vieira to take a late penalty, which he scored to put Arsenal 4-0 up.
Shearer was shocked Nketiah did not take the chance to add his fourth with the Gunners striker saying he wanted to be a team player.
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Wright praised his performance, saying: “What he done today was brilliant, I thought he was fantastic today.
“I like when he stays in and around here [in the centre of the pitch], he looked very sharp today.
“The defenders were very poor, but at the same time he was very sharp.” More