Roy Keane has insisted on Manchester United fans not to be 'fooled' after their dramatic FA Cup victory in Leicester.
The Red Devils booked their place in the fifth round of the competition thanks to the deceased header of Harry Maguire on Friday. Although repetitions showed that the defender was well offside, VAR was not in use and the goal was.
The result somewhat paper over the cracks of a poor association that is shown at night, whereby the side of Ruben Amorim has no shot on goal until the 68th minute when Joshua Zirkzee made it 1-1.
Bobby de Cordova-Reid had given the visitors a deserved lead on Rudd's return from Nistelrooy to Old Trafford, but replacement Zirkzee and Alejandro Garnacho helped to inspire a comeback.
United fans celebrated in the stands when they returned the previous time out of a disappointing defeat of Crystal Palace, but they are still 13th in the Premier League and struggle under Amourn.
Keane, who spoke about the reporting of ITV about the game, was critical of his side when he struggled and broke the result.
“It's a bit of everything,” he started. 'The manager is clearly really frustrated.
“I don't understand. There is no energy – we continue with tactics, you have to play with energy, it is the starting point and the enthusiasm. It doesn't matter which system you are playing, you don't get close to anyone.
“You have to close people. We saw two bad teams there.
He added: 'Don't be fooled. You have to praise them in the next round, but the version itself was not nearly good enough. '
Sir Alex Ferguson was seen in the stands next to Sam Allardyce and Ryan Giggs, at one point caught on a yawn while he looked at a boring first half of his earlier side.
But he was completely smiling and cheers after Maguire had contracted – a decision that Keane noticed 'shockingly' – seen on his feet clapping and laughing.
After the game, Amorim was argued that United won the game in the famous 'Fergie -time', but a disappointed United coach did not see the funny side of things when he spoke with ITV.
“We have to believe until the end, but this game has nothing to do with the time of Fergie,” he said, with a straight face. 'We have to do so much better with and without the ball.
'We had no energy in the first half, in the second it was better and we played with speed and managed to turn teams around.
'I can't concentrate on saving the season with speed from a cup, it's not the way I see football or man United. I don't think about the end of the season, I don't care, I care for the moment and at the moment it's not good enough. Today was not a good day. '
The attitude of the Portuguese was a complete contrast with that of his predecessor, Erik ten Hag, who often used the FA Cup victory of United last season as a defense when he was questioned about the general bad form of his side.
It was the first half to do for United, with the hosts who hardly put a finger on their opponents, who are still in the Premier League degradation zone.
Rasmus Hojlund was again largely anonymous, while Kobbie Mainoo struggled in the advanced role in which Amorim now seems to be preferred.
It was during the break when Keane pulled the largest of his punches.
“It was shocking, really really bad,” Keane started on the interval. “They are boring now.
'They have to remind the players in the dressing room what the game is about. There is a goal that ends. No energy, there is no energy in the stadium, they are waiting for something that happens.
'A lack of trust, the urgency, which gives it away cheaply. I just look at it from a united point of view and I think, “My goodness, is this where it is coming?” Nowhere almost good enough. '
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