Southampton faced one of their biggest challenges of the season this Sunday when they took on first-placed Liverpool in a bid to avoid adding another loss to the nine they've already suffered this season.
While in the Sky Sports Super Sunday studio, there was an obvious sense of giddiness about Roy Keane and his future son-in-law Southampton's Taylor Harwood-Bellis, the Corkonian had little intention of getting dragged into a conversation about his home life. He did, however, take aim at the two Manchester United stars who were holidaying stateside over the International break.
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While Rueben Amorim will take charge of his first game with Manchester United on Sunday afternoon, Keane clearly remained unconvinced that Amorim's current crop of players understand what it means to don the jersey he so proudly wore.
Over the last number of years, few have been as critical of Manchester United's players as Keane, with the former Manchester United captain often holding them responsible for the demise of the club's success and the conveyor belt of managers who have rolled through Old Trafford in the last number of years.
Keane takes aim at Rashford and Casemiro
Speaking ahead of Liverpool's clash with Southampton, a clip of talisman Mo Salah warming up left Keane Awestruck and hailing the 32-year-old's professional approach to the sport.
Doesn't he look in great shape, he looks a proper top professional. We interviewed after a game against United, and he looks a proper top professional footballer, I bet he does everything right.
While Salah's professionalism may have had Keane bubbling with excitement, a quick comparison to Manchester United's 'senior' players, quickly brought the club's former captain back down to earth.
I bet you he didn't go to America last week for a few days off, he's a Rolls Royce.
Keane was of course taking aim at Manchester United's Marcus Rashford and Casemiro, neither of whom were chosen to travel with their countries during last week's international break.
Despite having the week off, both Brazil's Casemiro and England's Rashford came in for criticism for their decision to travel stateside for the International break.
Rashford was spotted front and centre at a Knicks game while Casemiro was in Disney World with his family, a move which left Gary Neville questioning Rueben Amorim over the standards in place at Manchester United and both stars' professionalism.
A sentiment clearly shared by Keane, who seemed less than impressed with the stark differences between Mo Salah and his Manchester United counterparts on Sunday afternoon.
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