Sancho's apology to Manchester United fans proves Keane prediction right

Jadon Sancho has issued an apology to Manchester United fans after a 4-1 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday, a move predicted by Roy Keane which the Irishman described as ‘garbage’.

The Red Devils competed pretty well with the Premier League champions at the Etihad in the first half, with Sancho’s goal levelling things up at 1-1, before Kevin De Bruyne scored his second before the break.

City ran away with the game in the second half, though, completely dominating possession and scoring twice more, with United accused of giving up by Keane and Gary Neville after Riyad Mahrez made it 3-1 with over 20 minutes to play.

Sancho has promised for more fight from the United team going forward, in a social media apology to fans.

‘Apologies to the fans… It’s not good enough,’ Sancho wrote on Twitter. ‘We have to look ourselves as players and work hard to make things right. We will keep on fighting.’

While the England international’s message was clearly well intentioned, United legend Keane will not be impressed, having predicted an apology to come and saying such things are ‘a load of rubbish’.

In a memorable rant about the state of the Red Devils squad, Keane said on Sky Sports: ”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!

‘You’re at Man United, we’re looking at the fans behind the goal and they know, they’re not daft, this team we’re supporting have given up.

‘We’ll hear a load of rubbish over the coming days, we’ve heard it before, there’ll be statements, ‘sorry about that, we’ll try it again next week’, it’s what you do on the pitch that interests me, not all the other garbage.’

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