“On the beach two weeks ago!”: Roy Keane holds nothing back as he launches furious tirade against new United coach

Legendary Manchester United captain Roy Keane has aimed a brutal dig at the club’s new coaching staff, particularly blasting the appointment of Jonny Evans.

Evans returns

Following the sacking of Ruben Amorim last week, United confirmed earlier this week that Michael Carrick will take charge of the team until the end of the season.

Carrick took charge of his first training session on Wednesday ahead of this weekend’s Manchester derby at Old Trafford.

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The ex-United midfielder brought in a coaching team of Evans, Steve Holland and Jonathan Woodgate to assist him in his bid to steer the Red Devils to a top-four finish and clinch Champions League football.

The appointment marked Evans’ return to the club, following his departure in December when he stepped down from the position of head of loans and pathways. He was handed the role in the immediate aftermath of his retirement from professional football. Evans left because he wanted to spend more time with his family.

Now getting his first taste of senior coaching under Carrick, the former Northern Ireland international finds himself in a situation that appears to have left Keane unhappy.

Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, Keane savaged United’s new-look coaching apparatus.

Keane’s rant

Keane said, “What about the other coaches he’s brought in? 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 gives him a job, 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.”

The 54-year-old continued, “What has Jonny Evans done to be a coach of Man United’s first team? He left the job four weeks ago and ironically comes back working with the first team. That’s a big step up isn’t it?”

“On one hand you’re [Gary Neville] sitting here going, ‘I’m so happy they brought Steve Holland in’, but they brought another two staff in who you’re dismissing as ‘I’m not really bothered about them’. I wish we were sitting here with you saying he’s brought three staff in and they’re all brilliant, so we think Steve Holland is the man now?”

“But you don’t know anything about Jonny Evans’ coaching – because he’s never coached! That’s my point! But he’s gone into Man United – but that’s ok because we’ve got Stevie Holland, our new guru!”

United vs. City kicks off at 12.30 pm on Saturday.

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