Manchester United's derby meltdown shows Ralf Rangnick squad is not up to his long-term vision

Manchester United's 4-1 defeat to Manchester City in the derby has led pundits to launch an inquest into Ralf Rangnick and his squad, with some blaming the players and others blaming the manager.

True to form, Roy Keane's post-match rant was directed at the players in the United dressing room.

He said on Sky Sports: "It's no good having moments in games, the match is 90 minutes long and you've got to do it all game long. I don't think the manager [Ralf Rangnick] could have done too much different but, by the time the substitutes came on, the fight was over.

"I don't know who's running that dressing room. Look at [Harry] Maguire, he had a poor game. Is he having battles with [Cristiano] Ronaldo for the captaincy and all these things.

"Egos come into it, you leave egos at the front door, these guys are all about 'how am I looking? Are my boots nice? Is my hair looking good?' Play the game!"

Keane has been a fierce critic of the players since Jose Mourinho's sacking, but it may hold some water when Rangnick's gameplan seemed to be highly effective in the first half, despite a few errors, but then fell away in the second.

Throughout the entire half, United were unable to muster a single shot and City enjoyed an implausible 92% of the possession during a 15-minute period late on. It looked like a team that had shamefully given up.

Stilling alongside Keane, ex-City defender Micah Richards was quick to lay blame at the manager's feet however, stating that United have wasted time by appointing Rangnick.

He said: “Why give him the manager’s job in the first place? We’re talking about the here and now. So what are you doing then, just getting rid of this season?”

"They should have gone for [Antonio] Conte. Conte was available