Manchester United legend Roy Keane has expressed his belief that current manager Erik ten Hag may face the possibility of being sacked “in the next few months” after using what he described as the “dreaded” word last night.
The Red Devils have faced challenges in terms of form this season, entering the FA Cup clash against Wigan on the back of just one win in their last six matches across all competitions. Despite this, they managed to secure a 2-0 victory over Wigan in the FA Cup fourth round, with goals from Diogo Dalot and a penalty from Bruno Fernandes.
However, Keane, who was working as a pundit for ITV during the game, criticized Rasmus Hojlund for missing several opportunities against Wigan. Additionally, he pointed out four significant issues for United, emphasizing to new investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe that the situation “can’t get any worse.”
After expressing his dissatisfaction with Manchester United’s recent performance, 52-year-old Roy Keane was asked if he could see the DNA that Erik ten Hag was attempting to establish. His response was blunt.
“No, not really. I think that’s the problem with United, you know what you’re going to get when you turn up.
“The manager there mentions the ‘project’ – it probably means he’ll be gone in the next few months.
“This dreaded word ‘project’. No, I didn’t see it tonight with United and I’ve not seen it for the last few months. But, again, they’re in the next round and it’s an easy draw the next time round, but you need a better level of performance. And the chances they made tonight, you always expect more.”
Earlier in the evening, Erik ten Hag had spoken to ITV about what Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s 25% purchase of the club meant for him. He shared his thoughts on the matter.
“It is an inspiration. Everyone is optimistic.
“There is a lot of work to do. We’ve had a lot of setbacks and I think in the summer we were in a good way but it is a journey, it is a project and now we have to deal with some setbacks but we will keep alive, survive it and strike back.”
And when asked about United’s performance, Ten Hag added:
“The FA Cup is all about winning, it is knockout. You want to finish the job. That is what I said in the dressing room ‘job done’.
“In the first half, I think we created five or six very good chances. I think it was very good football. We should have taken more, but if you don’t score you have to stay focused and I think we did that tonight
“You can’t always say why you’ve missed chances. There were some good attacks and good chances, but we didn’t take them, but the way we created them was OK.”
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