Keane slams United for decision to hire Fletcher
Manchester United's recent appointments of Darren Fletcher and Jonny Evans have been mocked by former Red Devils captain Roy Keane, who has accused Fletcher of asking for Alex Ferguson's advice on everything, including the socks he wears.
Earlier this week, United confirmed the appointment of Michael Carrick as its head coach on a short-term deal to run until the end of the season.
It was later announced that former United centre-back Evans, ex-Tottenham Hotspur defender Jonathan Woodgate and Steve Holland, who was England's assistant manager under Gareth Southgate, would form Carrick's backroom team.
Carrick's arrival comes after his former midfield partner Fletcher took charge for two disappointing outings in the wake of Ruben Amorim's dismissal – a 2-2 Premier League draw with Burnley and a 2-1 defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion in the third round of the FA Cup.
That latter defeat ensured this is the first time since 1981-1982 that United has exited both domestic cups at the first hurdle, having been stunned by Grimsby Town in the Carabao Cup earlier this campaign.
Fletcher reportedly rejected the chance to stay on as part of Carrick's backroom team and will return to his previous role in charge of the club's under-18 side.
Evans, meanwhile, is back at Old Trafford barely a month after he left his position as the club's head of loans and pathways.
But Keane believes neither Evans nor Fletcher earned the chance to be part of United's set-up, accusing the former of being unable to move on from the Ferguson era.
In a sensational exchange with Gary Neville on The Overlap, Keane said: "What has Jonny Evans done to be coach of Manchester United's first team?
"Jonny Evans left Man United four or five weeks ago as a loan manager and Fletch gives him a job – strangely enough.
"Fletch has two games, goes, and then Carrick gives him a job ... it's great, isn't it?
"He left that job four weeks ago, and now he comes back working with the first team. That's a big step up.
"For the last few weeks, for Burnley away and Brighton at home, Fletch comes in, he knows the club, he worked at the academy.
"He probably knows the girl in the canteen, he rings Ferguson up to ask him what socks he should wear in the morning. How did those two games go?"
Carrick's first game in interim charge of the Red Devils is at home to its city rival Manchester City on Sunday (AEDT).
He previously oversaw two wins and a draw in a shorter caretaker stint in 2021.
