Roy Keane questioned Manchester United's philosophy after they drew 0-0 with Manchester City in a drab derby at Old Trafford.
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Man Utd draw 0-0 with Man CityKeane takes aim at performanceClaims 'philosophy' chat is flawedFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
United boss Ruben Amorim's 3-4-3 system has received criticism in some quarters and Keane claimed they need to be more versatile rather than sticking to something that isn't working. Their ex-midfielder also says he doubts that they will challenge towards the top of the Premier League next season.
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Keane said on : "The manager is going to stick with it. That's the gamble he's taking. If he's not getting football results we're talking about next year when he will no doubt get an opportunity to get players in the summer, we will be able to judge him better. That's his belief and philosophy and that's fine. But I like the philosophy of winning football matches. I don't remember sitting with the players I played with – and some brilliant managers – when we discussed our philosophy. United tried to play out from the back and got caught a couple of times. I don't like that. I'd like to be proven wrong and United are in the top four or five next season but I don't see it. I saw Forest the other night, I was kicking my cups of tea over. They were never going to score."
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United have won just two of their last eight league games, against seemingly-doomed Ipswich and Leicester. They are seven points off the top half and Amorim claims he he is "in a rush" to improve their fortunes.
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United are in Europa League quarter-final action this week, heading to Lyon for the first leg on Thursday. They then face Newcastle away before hosting the Ligue 1 side in the second leg the following week.