Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Sport
Josh Challies & Bobby Vincent

Roy Keane repeats Manchester United sack prediction about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Roy Keane repeated his prediction that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will lose his job at Manchester United as he again questioned the attitude of some of the players following their loss to Arsenal.

United were outplayed by the Gunners at Old Trafford and lost to a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang penalty after Paul Pogba had fouled Hector Bellerin.

Keane has twice predicted United's players would throw Solskjaer under the metaphorical bus — before the Manchester derby at Old Trafford in April 2019 and after the 6-1 loss to Spurs at the beginning of October — and he spoke in a similar fashion after Sunday's loss.

Speaking about the motivation of United's players to Sky Sports, Keane said: “I never looked at a manager in all my career before the match and I’m talking about some great managers, and some bad managers, going back to when I was eight or nine years of age ... I never looked at a manager and asked if they were going to motivate me today. It comes from within, it comes from your DNA, what you stand for, your background, your family, your team-mates.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reacts to Roy Keane's comments on Sky Sports after defeat against Arsenal

"I’m intrigued when I look at warm-ups. Cavani never threw a leg, he actually didn’t do a warm-up, did he? Then he comes on as a sub and is being asked to get them back in the game.

"Ole’s talking having to get him (Cavani) up to speed, well, sometimes it’s u p to the player to do something. Ole will pay the ultimate price, obviously.

"Ole will lose his job, walk out of this group of players, that’s what’s going to happen. I’ve been saying it for the last month or two, but you still think, ‘you never know in this game. Things might change’, and you think it’s up to Ole to motivate these players for Arsenal at home.

"People keep saying there’s no support, the stadiums are empty, this is still a great setting if you’re a professional footballer, to play at Old Trafford.”

 
Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.