Roy Keane issues scathing assessment of 'average' Manchester United team after Ruben Amorim's first game | OneFootball

Former Red Devils skipper does not hold back on club’s fortunes

Roy Keane issued a scathing assessment of Manchester United after Ruben Amorim’s first game in charge of the club.

United were held to a 1-1 draw by Ipswich on Sunday, leaving them a lowly 12th in the Premier League table.

Marcus Rashford had given Amorim a dream start in charge after tapping in Amad Diallo’s cross within the opening two minutes at Portman Road, though Omari Hutchinson handed the Tractor Boys a deserved equaliser when his shot from range was deflected off Noussair Mazraoui and past Andre Onana.

Amorim admitted his side looked “confused” in adapting to his preferred 3-4-3 system and admitted his team would have to “suffer” over the next few weeks and months, albeit that is perhaps natural during the early days of his tenure.

The former United captain – who was seemingly involved in a heated exchange with an Ipswich supporter - believes the 39-year-old faces a “huge” task in trying to restore former glories at Old Trafford, slamming the side as an “average Premier League team.”

Roy Keane believes Manchester United are now an “average” Premier League team

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“Man United, at this moment in time whatever the problems are, are an average Premier League team,” Keane told Sky Sports.

“'So many teams are way ahead of them. There's a long way to go for this United team.

“Huge job for the manager, huge job. And, again, we keep saying it but listen, hopefully they get it sorted.”