Roy Keane believes Manchester United should appoint Diego Simeone as manager if they decide to sack Ruben Amorim.
United’s hierarchy are sticking with Amorim for now despite the team’s inconsistent start to the Premier League season where they have registered 10 points from seven matches.
Amorim is also under pressure having won just 20 of his 50 games in charge since taking over at Old Trafford 11 months ago, and has faced constant questions about whether his tactical system is suitable for his United squad.
Keane has urged United to keep faith in Amorim but believes Simeone, who has won two La Liga titles, two Europa League trophies, and has reached the Champions League final on two separate occasions with Atletico Madrid, would be the perfect fit at Old Trafford.
‘I’ve said it for years, I’d like to see Atletico Madrid’s Simeone go in there, I’d like to see him go in there,’ Keane said on The Overlap.
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‘I know his mate [Andrea Berta] has gone to Arsenal but I think he would just create havoc, a good havoc.
‘I think he’d walk up to that place and say, ‘hey, this is how you do things’.
‘Obviously, it’s no guarantee but I’d just like to see his personality, his track record.
‘People might think styles of football… they beat Real Madrid, they scored five last week, this idea he’s defensive, yeah, he doesn’t like his team giving up too many goals or chances but they can play a bit.
‘We saw them against Liverpool a few weeks ago, the team aren’t as great as a few years ago but they still had that fighting spirit, he’s still on the sideline causing… he got sent off that night. I’d like a big personality.
‘His mate [Berta] was a bit part of the success at Atletico, the recruitment side of it.’
Before being asked the question about which manager he would like to see at United, Keane stressed that his former club still need to stand by Amorim.
‘We shouldn’t be talking,’ Keane said.
‘I know it’s a question, but our tone, ‘oh, big pressure’, but it’s a mad world, football. I always say give the man a chance. Yeah, give the man a chance, absolutely.’
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