'I am scratching my head' - Roy Keane swears during angry Manchester United rant

Manchester United hero Roy Keane has urged Ruben Amorim's players to turn around the mood at Old Trafford, starting on the pitch when they play Manchester City in the Premier League.

United head into their latest Manchester derby languishing in 13th after a poor start to the season under Erik ten Hag. The Dutchman has since been sacked and Amorim has arrived but form remains mixed on the pitch with the Reds losing at home to Nottingham Forest last weekend.

Ahead of this afternoon's showdown on Sky Sports, taking place at the Etihad Stadium, Keane was asked about how the ownership situation may have affected the mood at United. However, the Irishman was keen not to use that as an excuse as he took aim in a typically forthright rant.

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"Well it has obviously not been good and it has not been good over the last few years with off the field stuff and we are trying to figure things out ourselves," he explained. "The last few months there was a feel good factor and they [Ineos] need a little bit more time.

"The morale at the club is not great when the first team aren't winning week in, week out and if they are cutting people's bonuses or whatever that might be, that effects everybody... The situation at United certainly isn't great.

"But I also think that the players have a responsibility to try and lift the club and it is amazing how a few football results can give everyone a lift. What we have seen in the last few months is that the level of performances have been so poor.

"I am scratching my head looking at the league as it is hard to believe how bad they are. You have to find a spark, you have to