“I see how willing they [the players] are every day to train and improve. I think they are enjoying playing together and when some days, it is not your best day, you somehow manage to win and that is important.”
Keane may have been critical of Arsenal before United played City, but his attention was firmly on the Red Devils after they were thumped 4-1 by their arch-rivals.
The Irishman was brutal in his assessment of United’s performance, as he said: “They’re so far behind the other teams. You hear noises all the time about things going on in the dressing room with a new manager coming in but your own bit of pride eventually has to kick in at some stage.
“There were five or six players there who should never play for Manchester United again. It was shameful.”