Roy Keane says he is ‘worried’ that Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United are falling behind the likes of Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.
Forget about the all-dominant Manchester City, it’s the north London duo, alongside the ‘recovered’ Liverpool and Eddie Howe’s Newcastle who Roy Keane is looking at from Manchester United’s perspective, as he told Sky Sports (29/10/23 at 12:10 pm).
On Sunday, Pep Guardiola watched his team ease to a 3-0 win against their neighbours at Old Trafford to pile more misery on Erik ten Hag and his players.
It means that the eighth-placed club are already a staggering 11 points behind surprise leaders Tottenham, nine behind another unbeaten team in Arsenal and eight points behind the Champions League places.
After winning the League Cup and securing a top-four finish last season, the team seems to be, once again, stagnating under yet another manager.
And what’s even more alarming about Roy Keane’s comments from Old Trafford yesterday is that they came before his former side were beaten by Manchester City.
Manchester United falling behind
“It looks like they are surviving every game,” said Keane. “It’s a battle for every result – in previous years, we have been comparing how far Manchester United are behind Manchester City.
“But my worry, at this moment in time, if whatever about Manchester City, it’s all the other teams who seem to have gone past them, at this present moment in time.
“Whether you look at Spurs. Liverpool have recovered. Look where Newcastle are going. Arsenal have got stronger and Manchester United are certainly slipping behind the pack.
Tottenham and Arsenal leading the charge
What a battle the Premier League has on its hands at the top of the table, with Spurs and Arsenal leading the charge during the early months of the campaign.
Given that Arsenal were leading at the top for so long last season, many expected them to come again, it’s only a case of whether they can cross the line this time around.
But not even Spurs fans expected their team to be in such a position, especially after losing Harry Kane.
There is still a long way to go and Tottenham’s squad depth, or lack of it, will be tested in these coming months, but, as of this moment, they deserve to be sitting loud and proud at the top.
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