Roy Keane cheekily checks Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s drink after Fred claim
Roy Keane poked fun at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's claim that Fred was one of Man United's most reliable stars.
The Norwegian manager, who is renowned as a Red Devils' legend, was named as Man United boss in December 2018 and spent almost three years in the position.
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Replacing Jose Mourinho, life at Old Trafford started well for Solskjaer but by the time he left the club things had started to go awry following a 5-0 defeat to Liverpool, a 2-0 loss to Man City and in his final match, a 4-1 loss to Watford.
During that time at the club, Solskjaer says that United came close to signing Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham, while also holding some regrets over the decision to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back to the club.
With so many players failing to show their quality on a regular basis, Solskjaer was discussing his players during an appearance on The Overlap in which he reserved special praise for three players.
He said: "It’s that consistency again – play well for a time then you don’t know what you’re going to get and that’s the worst thing for a manager. If you don’t know what you’re going to get from your team, it’s horrible, absolutely horrible.
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"That's why you know when you have Fred, Scott (McTominay), Nemanja (Matic) that they're going to give you seven or eight out of 10 every time.
"They'll give you everything and that's the best feeling."
Looking bemused, Keane asked: "Fred? Seven or eight out of 10? I'm not so sure about that," to which Solskjaer said: "Yeah. Yeah. Fred, I really liked him in midfield because he had legs and we needed those legs in midfield."
But as Solskjaer was talking, Keane could be seen checking Solskjaer's glass to see what he'd been drinking with a cheeky look on his face.
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Having signed for £47million in 2018, Fred made 213 appearances for Manchester United, scoring 14 goals along the way.
Since then, he has left the club for Turkish giants Fenerbahce last summer.
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