Man United gave Roy Keane what he wants in summer transfer window as Ineos changes laid bare

Three Manchester United players who were publicly criticised by Roy Keane are now no longer at Old Trafford - with two departing during the recently-closed summer transfer window.

It's been a busy summer at United as co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his Ineos group continue to transform the club's footballing operations. New sporting director Dan Ashworth has helped to sign five new first-team players to strengthen Erik ten Hag's squad this summer.

One of the changes to how United now approach transfers has drawn almost as much acclaim as new signings, with the Reds earning reasonable transfer fees for some of their player sales. Among those to leave have been defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka to West Ham and midfielder Scott McTominay to Napoli.

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And both McTominay and Wan-Bissaka were once included in an infamous rant from United legend Keane after the Reds lost 3-2 at Arsenal in January 2023, just days after conceding a late equaliser to Crystal Palace. Midfielder Fred and left-back Luke Shaw were also on the receiving end of Keane's criticism with Shaw now the only player still at United.

“I think the last few days have been difficult with the dropping points last minute against Palace and the defeat today, so yeah that’s what the game does to you,” he said on Sky Sports. “United weren’t at their best, but you think they could have hung on for the draw, take a point and move on, but it goes back to where United made progress.

“But then come the end of the game Shaw’s still at left-back – question marks over him – Wan-Bissaka, Fred’s