Manchester City overcame a shortfall to defeat rivals Manchester United 3-1 thanks to two goals from Phil Foden in the second half; After their team’s 11th Premier League defeat of the year, Roy Keane believes Erik ten Hag still needs to show that his team is on the right track.
In the dying moments of Sunday’s 3-1 loss at the Etihad Stadium, Roy Keane said that Manchester City “toyed” with his team, leading him to conclude that the “jury is still out” on Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag.
Within just eight minutes, a magnificent score by Marcus Rashford startled the champions, but otherwise, they dominated a fiercely contested Premier League match.
Finally, their efforts paid off when Phil Foden tied the score with a long-range shot in the 56th minute and gave his team the lead ten minutes remaining. Erling Haaland’s stoppage time placed the outcome beyond question.
Following their much-anticipated clash at Anfield next weekend, City now trail leaders Liverpool by one point as a result of their victory. After suffering their 11th Premier League loss of the year, what will happen to United now?
Keane stated on Sky Sports, “I cannot be too harsh on Manchester United today because City were just brilliant.” “They demonstrated their champion status. At this point, United had lost 11 league games. That’s a frightening statistic because City finds out about all of your flaws.
There’s nowhere to hide when the going gets hard on the pitch. It is comparable to boxing. The city gradually wore them out. After almost sixty minutes, Jonny Evans had to be substituted by United. Despite having to replace the rear four, they continued to hold on.
“There is still uncertainty about the direction that this United squad is taking. They were unable to approach City in the final twenty-five minutes, and they were exploited by them.
“In the end, however, it was guys against boys, and they simply held on.” You start to wonder if there might be four or five in the end. However, there are still concerns about both this team and the manager.
“The issue is that incidents still define this team. You require a little bit extra after spending that much money and considering their quality. It’s more regarding the games they haven’t played consistently over the past few months. “United has just been scraping out results but ultimately that catches up with you,” the manager said. The greater picture is that you require further.”
