Former Nottingham Forest assistant manager Roy Keane has been criticised for his analysis of Liverpool’s win over Tottenham Hotspur.
The Reds claimed a 2-1 win over Spurs at Anfield on Sunday, with goals from Jordan Henderson and Mohamed Salah securing the three points after Harry Kane’s opener, which came 47 seconds into the contest.
Keane was working as a pundit for Sky Sports’ reaction to the game, and he was very critical of Tottenham’s full backs Serge Aurier and Danny Rose.
Aurier gave away a penalty after he fouled Sadio Mane in the box, and referee Anthony Taylor gave a spot-kick which Salah converted.
Ex-Forest forward Stan Collymore has leapt to the defence of Spurs, after Keane heavily criticised Aurier and Rose for their performances at Anfield.
“I like and respect Roy Keane but I thought he was completely wrong when he laid into Tottenham’s full-backs after their defeat by Liverpool,” Collymore wrote in his column for The Mirror.
He added: “Spurs played well and if Heung-min Son’s effort had gone in rather than hitting the bar it would have been 2-0 and Liverpool wouldn’t have been winning because it would have been too much of a mountain to climb.
“What I really like about this Liverpool side is the character they are showing to win games and I want to put up a hand and say I got Jordan Henderson when I questioned him 18 months ago.
“He’s not the world’s greatest midfielder but he enables those around him to flourish and thrive, and he looks the ultimate team player.
“When I was at Nottingham Forest, Steve Stone was the same and those players are important because you look at them and say, ‘I know what I’m going to get today, and if he’s buzzing around and winning the ball, that’s good enough for me because it enables me to do what I do’.
“Liverpool have two players like that in Henderson and James Milner, and they are lucky to have them.”
