Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane has admitted that he is on the same wavelength as fellow Manchester United legend Gary Neville over the Liverpool match on Sunday.
Michael Carrick watched on from the Old Trafford dugout as the Red Devils blew a 2-0 lead over the Reds inside the opening 10 minutes of the second half.
Manchester United had made a strong start against the defending Premier League champions in the first half after Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko both scored.
Kobbie Mainoo came to Man Utd’s rescue against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon, with the England international superbly firing home a long-range second-half winner.
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Roy Keane and Gary Neville’s reaction to Man Utd overcoming Liverpool’s comeback effort at Old Trafford
Dominik Szoboszlai netted only two minutes in the second half to pull Liverpool back into the tie against Manchester United before Cody Gakpo netted at Old Trafford.
However, Liverpool were unable to mount a dramatic comeback win at the weekend and Michael Carrick’s men walked away with all three Premier League points.
Speaking on Sky Sports, Gary Neville admitted that he felt that United “deserved” their 3-2 victory after almost throwing away the match in the second half.
“Manchester United’s best period in the game was after they scored their goal,” he said.
“In the end, I think they deserved to win the game.”
Roy Keane said that his former Man Utd teammate was right with his assessment of the match and the proof was in the pudding with the Red Devils’ win on the night.
“I agree with Nev, I think Manchester United just about deserved the win,” he explained.
“We’ve seen the best and the worst of them, but the game is about winning.”
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Keane explained that the Red Devils’ woes early in the second half were “self-inflicted” after the mistakes from both Amad Diallo and Senne Lammens.
“Huge win,” he said.
“You try to look at the positives. They’ve scored three goals, were a huge goal threat and they won the game.
“Some mistakes they made in the second half were self-inflicted and gave Liverpool some encouragement.”
Amad Diallo was at fault in the counterattack that led to Dominik Szoboszlai scoring, while Senne Lammens’ howler allowed Cody Gakpo to find the back of the net.
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