Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane dropped his true feelings on Ayden Heaven’s performance in Manchester United’s Premier League encounter with Newcastle at Old Trafford.
Ruben Amorim has turned to former Arsenal talent Ayden Heaven in recent weeks amid the injury setbacks to defenders Matthijs de Ligt and Harry Maguire.
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Heaven has been deployed centrally in the three-man backline of Ruben Amorim’s tactical system for Manchester United after securing regular first-team minutes.
The Red Devils youth academy prospect returned to the starting XI for United’s 1-0 win over Newcastle in the Boxing Day Premier League clash at Old Trafford.
Heaven saw out the full 90 minutes of Friday evening’s match and the 19-year-old defender deeply impressed with his United performance against Newcastle.
Man Utd legend Roy Keane drops the ultimate compliment on Ayden Heaven after what he saw from the defender
Ayden Heaven has started the last four Premier League matches for Manchester United ahead of the 1-0 victory against Newcastle at Old Trafford.
The United centre-back made it five in five with the encounter on Friday evening and Heaven did more than enough to catch the eye of Roy Keane after the match.
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United legend Keane labelled the strong showing from Heaven as “outstanding” and he felt that the Red Devils talent was put through his paces against Newcastle.
“He did very well,” he said on Sky Sports.
“The game suited him. He has learnt his trade. These are basic parts of defending. It gives you confidence. Outstanding.”
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United have climbed to fifth place after the 1-0 win and Heaven refused to rule out that the Red Devils could still manage to somehow push for the Premier League title.
“As Manchester United, we belong in Europe and we want to get back there next season,” Heaven told Sky Sports.
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He added: “We can push for the top four, possibly push for the league. Anything is possible.
“We are just going to keep trying.”
United are level on points with fourth-place Chelsea and the Red Devils are 10 points behind league leaders Arsenal ahead of their final Premier League match of 2025.
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