Roy Keane claims Bruno Fernandes’ apology to sacked Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag was a case of “too little, too late” after the Dutchman lost his job.
Ten Hag was sacked last Monday during his third season at Old Trafford, with United picking up the FA Cup and Carabao Cup during his reign but coming no closer to rejoining the true elite of the game.
After the match Fernandes, who scored United’s goal from the penalty spot, was interviewed by Sky Sports, and took the opportunity to say sorry to Ten Hag. “When you see a manager go you have to look at the mirror first,” he said. “I spoke with Erik ten Hag and I told him I apologise and I feel disappointed I couldn’t do more for him. We should’ve done better.
“I wasn’t scoring goals and I felt responsibility as I’m normally a player with a lot of goals and assists. The main thing is he’s aware of that. Every week is challenging, it doesn’t matter if you win or lose. It’s a different week because we know Erik is gone.
“It’s not good for anyone at the club when a manager goes because it means that the positions where the team is is not the best, the results are not the best. We are all disappointed by that, you always have to take a little bit of the blame on yourself.”
However when the Sky Sports cameras cut back to Keane in the studio, the former United captain wasn’t accepting of the apology. “These are always awkward interviews for players but I wouldn’t have much time and patience for the player to say, ‘listen, sorry, we let you down’. Too little, too late,” Keane said.
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