The ex-Red Devils' captain was appalled at the nature of his old side's Europa League exit and warned that Louis van Gaal's men currently lack spine
Roy Keane expressed his sadness with Manchester United's plight following their exit from the Europa League at the hands of Liverpool on Thursday, accusing the current crop of "playing like a bunch of strangers".
United have one less trophy to fight for after they were unable to overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit against Liverpool, held to a 1-1 draw as a Philippe Coutinho stunner cancelled out Anthony Martial's first-half penalty at Old Trafford.
The 3-1 aggregate defeat heaped further pressure on manager Louis van Gaal, with United stuttering in sixth position in the Premier League after 29 matches and facing a daunting FA Cup quarter-final replay at West Ham.
"I'm really saddened by what I've seen of United over the last year or two," former club captain Keane told ITV. "It's like a bunch of strangers have been thrown together. When you play for United and you put that jersey on, I always felt 10-foot tall.
"But when you see these players, some of them look like they're shrinking with the jersey on, whether it is the pressure or not. If you're playing for United, you have to deal with that pressure and expectation and this group of players are certainly struggling.
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