Roy Keane's brutal six-word verdict says it all as 'shocking' Man Utd get out of jail

Manchester United escaped with a precocious FA Cup triumph implicit Leicester City acknowledgment to Harry Maguire's header aft a dismal commencement to the crippled saw them autumn down against the Foxes astatine Old Trafford

Roy Keane delivered a devastating appraisal of Manchester United's first-half show against Leicester City arsenic Ruben Amorim's squad scraped done to the 5th circular of the FA Cup.

The erstwhile Manchester United skipper was near reasoning 'is this what it's travel to?' arsenic the Red Devils went backmost to the dressing country 1 extremity down astatine Old Trafford. Bobby De Cordova-Reid's 42nd-minute striker handed the Foxes the advantag astatine the interruption successful a fractional wherever United had struggled to endanger the Premier League strugglers and did not grounds a changeable connected target.

The outing comes aft Ruben Amorim chose not to tract a striker successful his starting lineup in the side's erstwhile lucifer against Crystal Palace. United failed to get connected the scoresheet arsenic they were defeated by the Eagles connected that occasion.

The FA Cup has offered immoderate respite implicit the past 18 months with a celebrated triumph implicit Manchester City successful past year's last and an early, surprise win implicit Arsenal successful this year's competition. The necktie against Leicester brought much worries however, adjacent aft Joshua Zirkzee's second-half equaliser.

Keane was unimpressed with the show helium observed successful the opening 45 minutes. The erstwhile Republic Ireland planetary accused United stars arsenic being passengers specified was their impotence.

"It has been shocking, truly really poor," Keane began. "They are boring now.

"They should punctual the players successful the dressing country what the crippled is about. There is simply a extremity that end. No energy, determination is nary vigor successful the stadium, they are waiting for thing to happen.

"A deficiency of confidence, the urgency, giving it distant cheaply. I conscionable look astatine it from a United constituent of presumption and I’m thinking, 'My goodness, is this what its travel to?' Nowhere adjacent bully enough."

United showed greater menace successful the 2nd period, but were inactive forced to hold until stoppage clip to realise a consciousness of relief. Alejandro Garnacho entered the fray and showed thrust that the lucifer had lacked but it was a set-piece that was required.

Harry Maguire proved the quality with a thunderous header past Mads Hermansen. The seasoned defender's extremity against his erstwhile squad appeared to beryllium offside arsenic United progressed earlier extra-time was required.

VAR was not successful usage for the crippled ensuring the extremity stood for the location side.

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