Roy Keane’s verdict on Casemiro, Ugarte after United’s defeat against Leeds
Roy Keane’s verdict on Casemiro, Ugarte after United’s defeat against Leeds Manchester United suffered a brief setback in their pursuit of a top-four finish on Monday at Old Trafford, suffering a 2-1 defeat at the hands of bitter rivals Leeds United in the Premier League. A Noah Okafor brace secured all three points for the visitors, while Casemiro’s goal proved to be a mere consolation for the hosts. The Red Devils were also reduced to 10 men after Lisandro Martinez’s controversial second-half red card.
Michael Carrick’s team looked a little rusty following a three-week break, despite going on a four-day training trip to Ireland last week to keep the squad match-fit. United looked off the pace in the first half, with Leeds creating several chances and causing a lot of problems in the opposition box. The Red Devils were without Harry Maguire , who was suspended for the game and proved to be a big miss.
However, club legend Roy Keane was quick to point his finger at two other players for allowing Leeds to control the game. Non-existent midfield Speaking after the game to Sky Sports , Keane slammed the midfield pairing of Casemiro and Manuel Ugarte. He said: “They’ll be disappointed.
They’ve had a lot of momentum over the last few months, [there’s been] a lot of praise for the manager. ” “There’s obviously been concerns going into the game that they haven’t played for a number of weeks. But the manager, Carrick, said that shouldn’t be a problem, they’ve had a training camp.
” “But it was the way that they started the game – you start the game that slowly and it’s hard to recover. And they didn’t in the first half. And what you’ve got to do in this game – we saw Man City do it in the second half yesterday – you’ve got to run!