Roy Keane, as you might have guessed, is not a fan of Jose Mourinho’s recent antics.
Despite a better start to the season than many expected – a start which has put Manchester United in second place in the Premier League with just one defeat in their opening ten games and all but guaranteed a place in the last 16 of the Champions League – Mourinho seems to be a little preoccupied in recent weeks.
The United manager has inserted himself into a bizarre battle with fans that makes no sense whatsoever and continues to hit back at his critics in the media.
Following United’s 1-0 victory over Spurs on Saturday, Mourinho’s priority was to deliver a shushing gesture to the camera before he went to shake the hand of the visiting manager, Mauricio Pochettino.
You can see how this will end at Manchester United https://t.co/Zb3UWCTZiS
— FootballJOE (@FootballJOE) October 31, 2017
And while Keane, the former Red Devils captain, is no stranger to conflict, he has suggested that the Portuguese get over whatever issue he currently has and just focus on the job at hand.
“My only concern about Mourinho is that he seems to be distracted by the so-called critics out there,” Keane said during ITV’s coverage of Wednesday’s Champions League action.
“He is probably paid eight, nine or ten million pounds a year so focus on your own job. Rise above that. He should be better than that, but he seems to be easily upset.
“Shut up and get on with your job. You are getting very well paid for it.”
Roy Keane has some advice for how Mourinho can deal with his critics…#MUFCpic.twitter.com/TPK7PMqvy5
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) November 2, 2017
After suggesting that United’s rivals Manchester City still have it “in their DNA as a club to mess things up” this season, Keane recommended that his former club’s supporters need to stop looking across the city to see what their noisy neighbours are up to.
“They are going along nicely and one of the problems in Manchester at the moment is United fans are looking at what City are doing, how they are playing and the goals they are getting, but United just have to keep their heads down and keep winning matches,” the Republic of Ireland assistant manager added.
“If I was a player at United now, I’d be saying keep our heads down, let’s keep chipping away. The trophies are not handed out now. Let’s keep focused, keep winning and see what happens.”
