Roy Keane launched an impassioned and scathing assessment of Manchester United in the aftermath of their 4-1 defeat by Newcastle on Sunday evening.
The Red Devils suffered a 14th league loss, equalling their record for the top-flight which came last term, and were torn apart at times in the second half as a rampant Newcastle ran riot.
Alexander Isak teed up Sandro Tonali fantastically for the opener but Alejandro Garnacho struck back before the break as the two sides went in at the break level.
But Newcastle flew out the blocks, with Harvey Barnes netting twice after the interval and Bruno Guimaraes profiting from a poor Altay Bayindir error to make it 4-1.
United struggled to lay a finger on the Magpies in the second half in particular, and as such Keane was seemingly handed plenty of ammunition with which to criticise his former side’s dismal display.
The former captain in fact claimed that his old side looked ‘physically and mentally’ weak in their defeat in comparison to victorious Newcastle.
Roy Keane tore into his former side claiming they looked ‘physically and mentally’ weak
Newcastle put four past the Red Devils at St James’ Park in a dominant performance
Ruben Amorim’s side have now equalled their record for Premier League defeats (14)
‘Not good enough, the second half,’ Keane told Sky Sports in a damming indictment of the Red Devils.
‘That’s 14 league games they’ve lost. There’s not enough players who run in the team. You’ve got to dig deep even when you’re up against it.
‘United now are physically and mentally a weak team. Newcastle were too fast, they were too powerful, they were more determined.
‘I can’t see it (signs Man United are getting better). I worry for this group of players. To me they don’t look like a strong group mentally.’
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