Manchester United have failed to respond to Roy Keane's Old Trafford warning

Not many minutes had passed since referee Michael Oliver brought the latest chapter in the history of the Manchester derby to a close and Roy Keane addressed a fundamental error.

Analysing Manchester United's form at Old Trafford, the former United skipper hit the nail on the head, focusing on how easy Manchester City, Aston Villa, Everton and Liverpool had found it to claim points from a visit to one of English football's most treasured cathedrals.

Keane, speaking back in November, told Sky Sports: "United are so off it, it's unbelievable. [Phil] Foden said it’s a tough place to come. It's not.

"Ask Everton, ask Aston Villa, ask Liverpool. Teams are getting joy. I know the away record over the last few years has been fantastic, but it's what you do at home that sets you up to win trophies."

Since United, who suffered another Old Trafford blow on Friday evening, being knocked out of the FA Cup at the fourth-round stage by Middlesbrough, were beaten by City on November 6, they have lost just one of their last five Premier League home games. You could argue that it is an improvement considering they went on a run of four home league games without a win up to and including the City defeat, but the performances nor results have been sparkling for United's very high standards.

United scraped past Arsenal, winning 3-2. They beat Crystal Palace, despite dominating for the whole contest, by just one goal. They beat Burnley 3-1 just after Christmas, but were, again, far from convincing. They lost to Wolves and deservedly so, producing another lacklustre performance, before beating West Ham United 1-0 with a 93rd-minute winner from Marcus Rashford.

At first glance, 12 points from a possible 15 is a healthy return, albeit