Manchester United’s 1-1 draw against Chelsea on Sunday drew criticism from pundits Roy Keane and Chris Sutton, who described the performance as “bang average.”
The match at Old Trafford was a lackluster affair, devoid of creativity from both sides. Ruud van Nistelrooy, in his second game as interim manager, was unable to inspire a more dominant display.
Bruno Fernandes’ penalty in the 70th minute gave United the lead, but Chelsea’s in-form midfielder Moises Caicedo leveled the score shortly after, securing a point for the Blues.
“Ruben Amorim should have signed a longer contract. There’s a long way back for this team. This is an average United team, all the stats back it up,” said Roy Keane on Sky Sports.
“We are repeating ourselves, we don’t know what we are going to get from them – it’s hit and miss.
“This United team, boring might be a bit strong. At the end it was a bit more open, but really disappointed – it was so flat. From the manager’s point of view, this team is way off it.
“A really disappointing performance. United are a bit average at everything and they are not special. The lack of goals is hard to believe.
“When you look at United, they play for moments. That’s nowhere near good enough for a United team.”
United remain down in 13th while Chelsea are in fourth after the draw.
“My take from the game is how many players does Ruben Amorim need? He’s got a hell of a job on his hands,” said Sutton on BBC Radio 5 Live.
“I thought Manchester United were bang average and if Chelsea had nearly hit the level which we know they’re capable of they would have won comfortably. Massive job for Amorim.”