Furious Roy Keane points finger at Man Utd star for role in Brennan Johnson goal
Manchester United failed to produce in Wednesday's Europa League final with Harry Maguire being singled out for his role in Tottenham's winning goal at the San Mames
Roy Keane has pointed the figure at Harry Maguire for his role in the goal that ultimately decided the Europa League final. Tottenham's Brennan Johnson scored a scrappy goal to down Manchester United in Bilbao.
His effort was bundled in just before half-time as the likes of Maguire, Luke Shaw and Patrick Dorgu were unable to stop the Welshman. United were well below par at the San Mames as their horrific season reached a new low.
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Ruben Amorim's side currently sit 16th in the Premier League - and could drop even further on the final day - with their last remaining hope coming in Europe before Wednesday night's defeat. It means they will have no European football of any form for just the second time in three decades.
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Nearly all of their players have failed to deliver this term and it was Maguire who was singled out for his role in the winning goal. Keane insisting that the centre-half made some poor calls and needed to try and clear the ball - but also confessed Andre Onana should've done better.
He said on CBS Sports: "Itâs a huge moment. There was a real lack of quality and theyâve [United] almost brought their league form to the table, but thereâs been tension, obviously, and Spurs managed to get their noses in front. We mentioned before the game about getting bodies in there, United having bodies back, but not obviously not doing defensive job.
READ MORE:Ruben Amorim issues response to Man Utd sack fears after Europa League final lossREAD MORE:Roy Keane and Jamie Carragher agree on Ange Postecoglou's fate after Europa League win"I think Maguire has got to focus on clearing the ball. Johnson does a brilliant run, obviously nice and aggressive. United have enough bodies back but they are not doing enough. Again, there are question marks over the goalkeeper."
Article continues belowJohnson's goal proved to be the match winner in a game that lacked chances and Keane claims Tottenham didn't have to do "anything extraordinary" to get the crucial goal as he continued to rip into the United defence."Spurs arenât doing anything extraordinary, itâs all pretty simple play," he said.
"Thatâs where you have to be really critical of Unitedâs defensive shape and decision-making. We discussed before the game, when it does go wide and the ballâs put in⌠players not doing their jobs, not concentrating, [Luke] Shaw maybe not match fit, Maguire focussed on his man. Remember thereâs only one ball. Just focus on the ball sometimes.
Article continues below"We ask our defenders, people talk about midfielders doing their job⌠youâve got to multitask. Youâve got to be able to do this [grapple] and still clear the ball. Itâs as if like, 'Iâve got my man here!', but no, youâve got to multitask and do more than one job."
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Alcaraz holds a 15-1 record on clay this season. Having moved back to No. 2 in the rankings, he can't play top-ranked Jannik Sinner before the final in Paris because they are on opposite sides of the draw.
âIt's been a great clay season so far,â Alcaraz said after Thursday's draw in Paris. âI'm excited. The confidence is really high right now.â
Together, Alcaraz or Sinner have won the last five Grand Slam titles.
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Alcaraz beat Sinner over five sets in the French Open semifinals last year. Alcaraz then successfully defended his Wimbledon title for his fourth Grand Slam trophy. Sinner has won only one of his 19 career titles on clay, in Umag, Croatia, in 2022 â when he beat Alcaraz in the final.
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âI'm proud of my achievements here,â Swiatek said. âI'm working hard to be ready. For sure this season had more ups and downs than the years before. But I know my game is here.â
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âIt's been a great clay season so far,â Alcaraz said after Thursday's draw in Paris. âI'm excited. The confidence is really high right now.â
Together, Alcaraz or Sinner have won the last five Grand Slam titles.
Back from his three-month doping suspension, Sinner pushed Alcaraz when they met in the Rome final this month, yet lost in straight sets. Sinner opens against local hope Arthur Rinderknech.
Alcaraz beat Sinner over five sets in the French Open semifinals last year. Alcaraz then successfully defended his Wimbledon title for his fourth Grand Slam trophy. Sinner has won only one of his 19 career titles on clay, in Umag, Croatia, in 2022 â when he beat Alcaraz in the final.
Novak Djokovic, who finally won a match on clay this year at the Geneva Open on Wednesday, will face Mackenzie McDonald of the United States in the first round. The 24-time Grand Slam singles champion won the Paris Olympics gold medal last August at Roland-Garros but has struggled on clay since then.
Sinner could run into No. 5 seed Jack Draper in the quarterfinals, with other possible matchups featuring Alexander Zverev (3) vs. Djokovic (6), Taylor Fritz (4) vs. Lorenzo Musetti (8), and Alcaraz vs. Casper Ruud (7).
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âI'm proud of my achievements here,â Swiatek said. âI'm working hard to be ready. For sure this season had more ups and downs than the years before. But I know my game is here.â
No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka faces Kamilla Rakhimova while No. 2 Coco Gauff will take on Olivia Gadecki. An interesting matchup will pit No. 10 Paula Badosa against four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka.
The possible women's quarterfinals are Sabalenka against No. 8 Qinwen Zheng, last-year's runner-up Jasmine Paolini against Swiatek, Jessica Pegula (3) vs. Mirra Andreeva (6), and Gauff against Madison Keys (7)
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