Roy Keane leaves pundits speechless during rant over Man Utd's board meeting

Roy Keane left his fellow pundits speechless with a lengthy tirade about the current state of affairs at .

On The Overlap's podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, Keane shared his thoughts on current predicament with , , and Ian Wright. This followed held on Tuesday to discuss Ten Hag's position after a poor start to the 2024/25 season.

The pressure is mounting on the United boss following a string of lacklustre performances, with the team failing to secure a win in their last five matches across all competitions. Ten Hag has managed just six victories in the club's last 21 games and only one win from their previous 10 European fixtures, despite a summer investment of .

Despite the deafening silence since the board meeting, which took place in London, it seems that Ten Hag's job is safe for now, with another review due if the situation deteriorates further. However, ex-United midfielder Keane expressed his frustration at how things are currently being handled at his former club.

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When asked if he believed Ten Hag would remain in his role until at least , Keane confessed he was unsure of the behind-the-scenes happenings at Old Trafford and expressed that he doesn't "recognise" the current state of affairs.

Keane said: "I don't know (on whether Ten Hag will last until the end of the year). I'm sure club's have board meetings all the time, I'm sure they're constantly discussing the manager, recruitment and staff. But to me, United was always about good people and good characters, and people who could play for Man United, and deal with it, but I don't see that now. I don't recognise this team, I don't recognise the club.

"A couple of months ago everyone was saying, 'they've got new people coming on board, they'll have all the answers', more money on recruitment and United have gone backwards."

Keane pointed out the changes in United's hierarchy and the constant comings and goings at all levels of the club, suggesting that United is at risk of losing its footballing identity as the business side threatens to overshadow what happens on the pitch. His comments left the room in a stunned silence as he delivered the brutal message to his former club.

"They're chopping and changing and getting rid of everyone in the background which is fine, there's a business side to it, we know that," Keane said. "But when we're discussing Man United it's more like a business than a football club. clubs are about people and good people who turn up and put a shift in and who are good, honest people.

"We all work in sport and in different environments and it's about working with good people, and what I see at Man United, stepping back a bit, and it might be a bit harsh, I'm not sure I'm seeing proper footballing people who are making the right decisions for the club."

Keane was clearly incensed by how openly the inner workings of the club are being aired. He also bemoaned the lack of secrecy around board meetings and criticising the continuous reliance on legacy figures for innovation and change.

"It's more of a business having these board meetings and everyone seems to know about these board meetings, why can't they have these board meetings without anyone knowing about them or where they are? You can't tell me they can't find a nice little hotel in the lakes or somewhere," Keane said.

"I'm serious, why do we know all this information? Why is this public knowledge? You see all these people at the match, all lined up, and (Sir Alex) Ferguson and you wonder if it's ever going to change?"

Despite Keane's fury with the Man Utd hierarchy failing their due diligence, it's reported that United bosses Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Joel Glazer and INEOS sports supremo Sir Dave Brailsford are the trio pulling strings at Old Trafford. The group also consulted CEO Omar Berrada, sport head Dan Ashworth, technical chief Jason Wilcox, money boss Roger Bell and operations guru Collette Roche to discuss Ten Hag's fate.

While he wields immense clout as a major player at United, Ratcliffe has shirked sole blame for any decision on Ten Hag's future. Talking to Sport, Ratcliffe played down his influence, saying: "At the end of the day it's not my call.

"It's the management team that's running Manchester United that have to decide how we best run the team in many different respects."

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