The six Manchester United players Roy Keane has praised this season

Roy Keane is still a notoriously difficult man to please as the former Manchester United captain and midfield enforcer continues to demand the highest possible standards with microphone in hand.

It was the same no-nonsense approach which made Keane so popular and successful during his playing days at Old Trafford and the current crop are regularly exposed to sharp-tongued assessments from the studio. But for the Irishman and his fellow pundits, there has been plenty to shout about this campaign.

United have improved markedly under Erik ten Hag and also ended their six-year trophy hoodoo this season. Here are six players who have managed to impress Keane along the way;

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Casemiro

Casemiro has, quite simply, transformed United this season. His colossal displays in the engine room are very much Keane-like, so there is no wonder the Irishman has waxed lyrical about him.

Speaking earlier in the season, Keane said: "I think he's a brilliant player. You give him credit, he turns up every week, you know what you're going to get which is a huge compliment to a player, you fall into this trap of not knowing if players are going to turn up.

"He does, he turns up every week. He's won big prizes, gone to United, settled in very well."

Further highlighting Casemiro's impact, Keane added: "He's a big personality, has won the big trophies before. He affects games, is obviously very good defensively and pretty good on the ball, let me tell you.

"Big strong boy, big personality. He makes the players around him better, that's what great players do. But he does the simple things well, can see a pass, he can the ball, his awareness. It's not just about winning the ball back it's about the next