Roy Keane: Man Utd legend's rant on MUTV after losing to Middlesbrough in 2005

Manchester United are officially out of the 2021/22 FA Cup.

The Red Devils were beaten in a penalty shootout by Middlesbrough on Friday evening at Old Trafford following a 1-1 draw after normal and extra time, Anthony Elanga missing the crucial spot kick.

Cristiano Ronaldo failed to hit the target from the penalty spot in the first half as well, while Bruno Fernandes was also guilty of a horrendous miss in open play.

All in all, it was a night to forget for United and that’s certainly not the first time that’s happened against Boro.

Back in 2005, Sir Alex Ferguson‘s side were beaten 4-1 at the Riverside, a result that prompted a quite extraordinary rant from club legend Roy Keane on MUTV.

In the “Roy Keane Plays The Pundit” section of a show, the Irishman tore into a number of players, including Rio Ferdinand – who was at fault for one of the goals on the day.

“I have seen that happen to Rio before,” Keane said.

“It is poor defending. Just because you are paid £120,000 a week and play well for 20 minutes against Tottenham you think you are a superstar.”

Unsurprisingly, footage of the interview was never broadcast and United tried to destroy all copies of the tape.

Keane was eventually fined £5,000 by the club and never played for them again. Here’s the scathing rant in full…

On Edwin van der Sar: “He should have saved that (a 30-yard goal from Gaizka Mendieta). That was saveable.”

On John O’Shea: “He’s just strolling around when he should have been busting a gut to get back.”

On Darren Fletcher: “I can’t understand why people in Scotland rave about Darren Fletcher.”

On Kieran Richardson: “He is a lazy defender who deserved to get punished. He wasn’t doing his job.”

On Alan Smith: “What is he doing there? He is wandering