ROY’S WRONG
OLE ADMITS: I LISTEN TO KEANE BUT MY SQUAD WON’T GET ME THE AXE
OLE GUNNAR Solskjaer has admitted he does listen to Roy Keane’s outspoken criticism but disagrees with his old team-mate’s claim the current Manchester United squad will get him the sack.
Former United captain Keane was scathing about the performance of Solskjaer’s team in Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to Arsenal, telling Sky Sports: ‘Ole will lose his job working with these players.’
United return to action in the Champions League group stage at Istanbul Basaksehir tonight and the manager admitted that while he takes note of Keane’s views, he disagrees with the suggestions about the heart and ability of his squad.
‘Roy has always been outspoken and I’m very glad I’ve got the players we have here with us,’ Solskjaer said before the Group H encounter.
‘We’ve got different jobs and Roy’s job is to give his opinion and I always listen to Roy.
‘But we move on here with a great group of players, strong group of players, and I’m sure we will see a response.’
Unlike his manager, current United skipper Harry Maguire insisted he paid no attention to Keane’s words but did take issue with the Irishman’s suggestion the current team ‘ lacks leaders’. ‘I can say I haven’t seen his comments but we don’t look on what’s happening, especially after a negative result,’ declared the England centre-back.
‘We don’t bring the negativity into the place. We stay positive.
‘I can for sure say there is a lot of leaders in the squad. I am the captain and I’ve got a lot of leadership around me as well, staff and players. So, for sure, there’s a lot of leaders in this squad.’