This is bad banter, Keysie.
Wayne Rooney, as you won’t need reminding, is a shadow of his former self and has been for some time. The England and Manchester United captain has had plenty of opportunities this season to cement his place in the first XI, but has failed to convince.
Hopelessly out of form, and looking like he’s ready for MLS, it wasn’t surprise to see Rooney drop to the bench for United’s 4-1 win against Leicester City, nor to see United thrive in his absence.
However, there was one person taken aback by Jose Mourinho’s decision –Â Richard Keys.
The former Sky Sports presenter, currently working for beIN Sports, was possibly the only person on earth who was “shocked” to see Rooney drop to the bench given his recent form.
“Surely he’s got more credit in the bank than to be treated this way?” Keys asked.
I'm shocked. OK @WayneRooney has been a little out of sorts but surely he's got more credit in the bank than to be treated this way?
— Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) September 24, 2016
Keys’ logic is that Rooney should continue to be selected because he was a good player a few years ago, despite being in poor form for the best part of two years.
Describing the player as being “a little out of sorts” is also extremely generous and to suggest he’s being treated poorly by being taken out of the starting XI is absolutely ludicrous.
Keys has a history of making comically deluded statements. Such as the time he denied that migrant workers in Qatar were living and working in abhorrent conditions, and invited Twitter user Nicholas McGeehan, who contradicted him, to come see the country for himself.
It turned out Nicholas is the Qatar researcher for Human Rights Watch, and knew all about the conditions in the country.
Keys didn’t respond, and has yet to tweet since United’s dominant victory over Leicester.
@NcGeehan I'm sorry. Only one of us is doing that. I live here. I work here. It's not perfect but a lot of positive work is being done
— Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) April 22, 2016
@richardajkeys I'm the Qatar researcher at Human Rights Watch + have spent lots of time researching conditions in labour camps in Qatar/UAE
— Nicholas McGeehan (@NcGeehan) April 21, 2016
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