@valskae@AyandaMaqhoboza Yes the players are the ones to jog but that board have failed big time in recruitment of quality players who can compete the likes of Dorgu and how on earth are we still relaying on this back 4 of shaw,dalot,maguire,licha for almost 3 seasons consecutively
🚨🎙️ Roy Keane on Manchester United's humiliating 3-2 defeat to Brighton in the Carabao Cup :
🗣️"Look, part of me wants to sit here and say, 'I told you so,' because I’ve said from day one that Michael Carrick wasn't the right man for this job long-term. But the reality is, the problems at this football club run so much deeper than just the manager, to the point where I don’t think anyone inside that building even fully understands it anymore.
He got it completely wrong tonight. The tactical decisions, dropping key players, over-rotating for other competitions—it was naive, and the recent performances have been nowhere near good enough for Manchester United. But let’s be honest: if Carrick leaves tomorrow—and with no clear plan or identity, that looks inevitable eventually—the next manager who walks through that door is going to inherit the exact same mess.
It's a massive, massive job. If I were a manager being offered the Manchester United seat right now, I’d think twice about taking it. That crown is just too heavy to wear at the moment."
🚨Roy Keane on Manchester United being eliminated from the Carabao Cup by Brighton:
🗣️ Roy Keane: “I said before this game that I didn’t believe Michael Carrick was the man to win Manchester United trophies, and tonight, in his first cup game in charge, they’ve been knocked out by Brighton.
This is the same Brighton that eliminated Manchester United from this competition this time last year. A year later, after another transfer window, another manager and less money spent, we’re back in the same place.
Knocked out by Brighton again.
And this isn’t just about the manager. There is a mentality problem at this football club.
I watched Zirkzee give the ball away in his own half and then look completely casual about it. I watched Šeško make the mistake that helped Brighton complete the comeback. Then Rashford gets a one-on-one, the kind of chance you expect a Manchester United forward to bury, and he wastes it.
At some point, I stopped feeling sorry for them.
I started laughing.
Because what else can you do? It was embarrassing.
Manchester United are supposed to have players who stand up when the pressure arrives. Instead, when Brighton came back at them, United looked terrified of the game.
And let’s talk about Bruno Fernandes. A player who gets nominated for the Ballon d’Or, but when people talk about the very best players in the world, his name barely gets mentioned.
Why?
Because playing for Manchester United right now doesn’t help you. The standards have fallen so far that even our best players are being dragged into the chaos.
But Carrick has to take responsibility tonight as well.
He chose to start Rashford and leave Cunha out. That decision changed the balance of the team. When the game became difficult, United needed someone who could carry the ball, create something and give Brighton another problem.
Cunha was sitting on the bench.
Carrick made that call.
So yes, the players have to look at themselves. But the manager has to look in the mirror too.
This wasn’t just losing a cup game.
It was Manchester United showing, once again, that the same problems are still here.”