Roy Keane criticises Manchester United appointing former player as new coach

Roy Keane has never been short of an opinion.

Whether this has been captaining Manchester United to multiple Premier League titles, or his post retirement media career, Keane has never been shy of sharing his opinion.

Keane has recently been vocal about not being happy with United’s decision from interim head coach Michael Carrick to be an assistant coach.

This is continuing on from Darren Fletcher’s two games as caretaker manager.

Evans will be part of a coaching staff that features former England assistant Steve Holland and former Middlesborough, Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United centre-back Jonathan Woodgate.

This is in addition to Under-21 manager Travis Binnion.

Roy Keane spoke on the Stick to Football podcast alongside former teammate Gary Neville, who has also spoken on the managerial situation.

He spoke on Evans, who left his role as loans and pathway manager back in December.

“He’s on the beach two weeks ago, Jonny Evans.

“Jonny Evans leaves Man United four or five weeks ago as a loans manager and then Darren Fletcher, strangely enough, gives him a job.

‘He has two games, Fletch goes and Carrick gives him a job. Great, isn’t it? We should all go to Barbados for a week!

“You’re on about getting your coaching staff in, you’re praising one of them saying he’s experienced and then we just let the other two go, Jonathan Woodgate and Jonny Evans.

“What has Jonny Evans done to be a coach of Man United’s first team?

“He left the job four weeks ago, loans manager and ironically comes back working with the first team. That’s a big step up isn’t it?

“Going back to what I said earlier, with Steve Holland, you think what United need at this moment in time, is it just about coaching then?

“I don’t know what Evans or Woodgate are like as coaches, don’t know what Carrick is like as a coach. My point is he has a lot of experience. Are you against the appointment of Steve Holland?”

Michael Carrick could not be facing a tougher start to life as United’s interim manager, hosting Manchester City at home before an away game against Arsenal.

With the team embarking upon their shortest ever season since the 1914/15 campaign, with just 40 games in total, this could have a helping hand in United securing Champions League football for next season.