Roy Keane would have little interest in returning to Manchester United were he offered the possibility to assist contribute to the club’s attempts to avoid wasting their season.
Michael Carrick’s interim reign begins in earnest on Saturday with United welcoming local rivals Manchester City to Old Trafford.
Former United skipper Keane has been highly critical of the important thing decision makers on the club within the wake of Ruben Amorim’s downfall and acrimonious exit.
Having already questioned the wisdom of appointing Jonny Evans to a training role, Keane doubled down on that assessment prior to kick-off and branded his former club ‘a circus’.
He said: ‘It’s a fantastic opportunity for Carrick. But in fact I’m concerned, but I said that in regards to the previous manager.
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‘It just seems a little bit of a circus act in the intervening time. But in the event that they start well and get momentum I still think there’s a fantastic probability for the team to get within the Champions League, which has got to be the aim.’
A bunch of the club’s former players,including the likes of Jaap Stam, suggested a personality as forceful as Keane would help restore some order to the United dressing room however the 54-year-old gave short shrift to that notion.
‘Would I come and help Man Utd?’ Keane said on Sky Sports. ‘No, it’d probably be no.
‘I wouldn’t wish to work with people above me who’re dictating who your staff are, telling you what players to herald.
‘There’s chaos occurring within the background. I’m not saying the previous manager hasn’t helped himself but I guarantee he’d come out someday and say there have been decisions made that he wasn’t joyful with.
‘Most managers go down that road and I get it, he was stubborn and his results weren’t great. There’s no reason why these 4 recent staff members, as much as I’m concerned about them, can’t get some momentum going, they will do.’
Carrick, meanwhile, made several eye-catching changes to his first starting XI with each Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha dropping to the bench, while Patrick Dorgu was picked in a more attacking role.
England international Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire also represented daring selections.
‘I believe experience is vital in certain moments. It is just not every solution, but it surely actually helps in certain moments,’ Carrick said when asked about Maguire’s return. It is sweet to have Harry back.
‘Defensively, we would like to be as sound as we could be.’
On Mainoo, who struggled to win Amorim’s faith, he added: ‘I believe Kobbie is a improbable player, he has huge talent, he has huge ability.
‘He has played in some unbelievable big occasions and coped with it. He has played for the national team in huge games, as well. I’m looking forward to seeing him thrive.’
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