Keane claims Rangnick’s decision to start ‘magician’ reveals current Man Utd ‘mindset’

Roy Keane thinks Man Utd are “giving players a run-out for the wrong reasons” after Ralf Rangnick started Juan Mata on Monday night.

The Spaniard produced a good performance for the Red Devils on Monday as they beat Brentford 3-0 at Old Trafford with goals coming from Bruno Fernandes, Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane.

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Mata was making his first Premier League start of the campaign with the 34-year-old starting just three of his ten appearances in all competitions this term.

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The decision by interim boss Rangnick to start Mata frustrated Man Utd legend Keane who thinks the German is “giving players a run-out for the wrong reasons”.

“I’m surprised. It’s his first start of the season, he obviously knows he’s leaving the club. There’s some loyalty there, giving him a run-out.

“He came on for 20 minutes the other night but starting a game is much different. It tells you where the mindset is. They are giving players a run-out for the wrong reasons.”

“I’m surprised.”

Roy Keane says he wasn’t expecting Juan Mata to start over Marcus Rashford this evening for Manchester United. pic.twitter.com/MYVJQzJ9BS

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But Rangnick was pleased with Mata’s performance against Brentford and when asked whether he could’ve used him more often, the Man Utd boss replied: “Yes, maybe it was the first game he played from the beginning, [but it] also