Former stars back Keane to ignite United
Former Ireland striker Clinton Morrison has added his name to the list of Roy Keane's old colleagues who would like to see him given a shot in the hot seat at Manchester United.
Ruben Amorim left the club earlier this week after an underwhelming 14 months in charge at the club. Long-time servant Darren Fletcher took charge of the midweek draw at Burnley, and will do so again when United entertain Brighton in the FA Cup on Sunday.
The Old Trafford hierarchy are due to hold further talks with old boys Michael Carrick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer over the next few days, but other former reds believe the answer could lie with Keane.
Nicky Butt highlighted Keane's qualities in the podcast he presents alongside Paul Scholes, and Gary Pallister has stated a similar sentiment. Another man who knows Keane well from Republic of Ireland days, is Morrison, who can understand the clamour for the no-nonsense manager-turned tv pundit.
“He'll know how to get a tune out of certain players,” he said. “Listen, if you're not doing it, he'd tell you're not doing it for sure. But I don't think he'd be shouting and going mad at his players for no reason, he's not silly.”
Speaking to Freebets, Morrison added: "If he doesn't like something he will have his say and he'll be blunt but I think the game needs that nowadays. I think people are too nice to each other, just because you're having a go at you don't mean you dislike the person, it means you're not doing your job.”
Roy Keane, meanwhile, has thrown his weight behind Newcastle's Eddie Howe for the permanent United job.