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Kevin Taylor

Fuming Roy Keane launches rant at Aston Villa defending in Man United defeat

Roy Keane didn't hold back when laying into Aston Villa's defending in their 3-0 defeat to Manchester United last night.

The relegation-threatened side are on a dismal run and lie four points adrift of safety with four games remaining in the Premier League season.

United legend Keane sees little hope for Dean Smith's men judging by his reaction to their performance on Sky Sports after the game.

"When your experienced players cannot do the basics...I’m scratching my head," Keane raged,

"I can’t understand why he can’t go two yards and that’s why Pepe Reina is like a madman shouting at him.

"You’ve got Dean Smith, John Terry in the dressing room.

"Why he doesn’t go the two yards I can’t understand it, no sympathy for Aston Villa tonight.

"Before the game I thought a bit of energy, big club, I had a short time there, brilliant people there, but when your defenders defend like that, you deserve everything you get."

Bruno Fernandes gave United an early lead with a controversial penalty and Mason Greenwood doubled the lead on the stroke of half-time when Villa's defence gave the 18-year-old space to unleash a rasping shot to the top corner.

Paul Pogba piled on the misery midway through the second half to leave Villa staring relegation in the face.

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