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29.09.2022 - 08:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
When Manchester United lost 4-1 to Manchester City in the derby in March of this year, it felt like the club had completely hit rock bottom.
Despite making a decent start to the game - drawing level through Jadon Sancho after Kevin De Bruyne had opened the scoring for the home side - the Reds fell to pieces in the second-half. Unsurprisingly, then, they felt the wrath of several former players and pundits for the performance after the tie.
The defeat led to widespread criticism of the players and then interim manager Ralf Rangnick, with many suggesting that the squad, even in the midst of an extremely underwhelming season, had let the club down against their bitter rivals. While United were not expected to arrive at the Etihad and turn Pep Guardiola's side over, they failed to even compete.
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City registered 24 shots, United recorded five. City managed 10 shots on target, United could only muster two. City - who enjoyed 70% of possession - boasted over double the amount of passes.
Following the match, Roy Keane, who had been extremely critical of his former side throughout the campaign, slammed the players for their performance, insisting that he was only interested in what happened on the pitch, rather than the 'garbage' that was happening off of it.
The Irishman condemned a number of players - with Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Fred, Harry Maguire and Marcus Rashford all being blamed for their part in the defeat as he told players that the minimum requirement of a United player is to "put your body on the line".
"We saw all of United’s shortcomings today. The way United lost the game today they stopped running," Keane said on Sky Sports after the City
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