Keane names Man Utd star ‘hurting’ team as he picks out one positive vs Aston Villa

Man Utd legend Roy Keane insists Senne Lammens has been “hurting” the Red Devils in recent weeks with his lack of saves.

Michael Carrick’s side came from two goals behind twice as they rescued a point in a 4-4 draw against Aston Villa on Sunday with Man Utd scoring twice in second-half injury time through Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu.

It was another tricky match for Lammens with the Belgian goalkeeper allowing Alysson’s opening goal to squirm through his legs before he could only parry a shot into the path of Nicolas Jackson, who fired into the net.

Lammens played well under Carrick last season but there are now question marks over his performances with Man Utd leaking goals in recent weeks.

Man Utd legend Keane was encouraged by the Red Devils’ comeback, after also watching them win against Roma from 2-0 down in midweek, but questioned Lammens and reckons the team needs to start doing the basics.

Keane told Sky Sports: “There have been question marks over this team showing a bit of fight, a bit of desire. And as bad as the game was from a football point of view they kept going until the end.

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“They kept going, so you have to give them a little bit of praise. But in terms of the bigger picture it’s that rollercoaster of watching United.

“Some bits were so, so bad. Defensively, the start to the first half, the start to the second half, but they found a way to get a point when they looked dead and buried.

“Ultimately nowhere near good enough to try to get towards the middle of the table. They can do a lot better than what they’re doing. We saw evidence of that last year, when they went on the run they went in.

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“They’ve lost Casemiro, an important, experienced player for them. They certainly should be doing a lot better.

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“We go back to some of the basics. The way they’re starting games, the way they’re coming out for the second half. There are things they can improve on.

“They’re probably lacking a bit of confidence but if you’re giving up four goals at home, you make it so hard for yourself.

“When they were on a good run of results last year, the goalkeeper was doing very well, making a lot of big saves, he’s not doing that. Bruno was on fire, he’s not at his very best at the moment.

“The goalkeeper has to do better. It doesn’t help if your goalkeeper isn’t making saves, that hurts the team a lot.

“So there are some basic footballing reasons… but to be in the bottom three, playing for Man Utd… this should be hurting them.”

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