Roy Keane tipped for shock Man Utd return that would solve Ruben Amorim problem

Roy Keane tipped for shock Man Utd return that would solve Ruben Amorim problem

Bruno Fernandes, the captain of Manchester United, was recently criticized by Roy Keane just, but one of his former teammates thinks the club legend could help Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford.

Manchester United hero Mikael Silvestre has stated that bringing Roy Keane on board to work with Amorim would resolve a significant problem.

Man United are getting ready to play Real Sociedad in the Europa League round of 16 on Thursday, which is the club’s only chance for success this season.

Amorim’s team was eliminated from the FA Cup on penalties on Sunday, and they are far from contending for a spot in the Premier League, currently sitting in fourth place.

Despite winning several trophies since Sir Alex Ferguson stepped down as manager in 2013, the club have not come close to the heights that United achieved during his legendary reign.

The presence of several United icons as pundits, such as Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney and Keane, serves as a constant reminder of the club’s heyday.

Last week, Amorim defended captain Bruno Fernandes after ex-skipper Keane slammed the midfielder’s leadership skills. However, former United defender Mikael Silvestre believes his old team-mate could be an asset to the club and Amorim if he was allowed to address the squad away from the spotlight.

“I think it would be great for Roy Keane to play a role at Manchester United,” Silvestre told Yaysweepstakes.com. “Because, the thing is with Roy, he always treated everybody exactly the same way. It didn’t matter if you were a new signing, an old guy, the manager, everybody. That’s how he got respect. That’s how Sir Alex got respect. If you treat everybody the same, no problem.

“Now, it’s true you have players, and as soon as you say something to them, they don’t collapse, but it affects them much more. We used to have thicker skin. I saw Joshua Zirkzee apologising on social media about missing his penalty against Fulham. So you missed a penalty – you didn’t kill anybody! There is no need for that. Plus, he had a good game, so don’t blame yourself, it happens.”

Silvestre won eight major trophies during his nine-year stint at Old Trafford and reflected on how his team-mates reacted to setbacks. “I can remember when Paul Scholes missed a penalty in the FA Cup final [in 2005] and we lost to Arsenal,” he continued. “He was one of the best players of his generation, but he didn’t apologise because that can happen in professional sport. You have to accept it and bounce back.

Mikael Silvestre, Paul Scholes and Roy Keane

“I think it’s a bit of a problem with this generation of players. They find criticism harder to take. If Roy Keane was involved at Manchester United, if he was on the inside with the group, he would have to protect and work for the group, you wouldn’t see him criticising players in public, so there wouldn’t be any issue.”

It has been a difficult week for Amorim, who also bit back at Rooney’s suggestion that the manager was “naive” after explaining the club’s ambition was to eventually win the league title. In terms of Keane’s comments, he described Fernandes as a talented player but also accused him of lacking leadership.

When asked about Keane’s assessment, Amorim responded: “I have a different opinion. Bruno is really important for us in the club. He’s special for me. He’s playing well in a difficult context. He always wants the responsibility.

“I know always as a captain he does things with his arms and sometimes you see it like it’s criticising the team-mates. I think most of all it’s a lot of frustration for the last few years. He wants to win and sometimes it’s really hard to deal with that frustration.

“But like I said, everybody has an opinion, Roy Keane has big standards from him in his time. And it’s normal to have an opinion. I have an opposite opinion and I think it’s more important than Roy Keane’s because I’m the coach. And I think he’s doing things quite well.”