Roy Keane has taken a swipe at Manchester United’s rivals for the Premier League title, claiming Chelsea will “self-destruct” and that Liverpool are “nowhere near” good enough to win a championship.
Keane reckons United will stroll to a defence of the title they claimed last year, having bought shrewdly over the summer, adding David de Gea, Ashley Young and Phil Jones.
“Even Sir Alex Ferguson said the other day the league’s getting tougher. But I don’t think so,” Keane said in the Sun. “If United are really at it, which they will be, they’ll win it comfortably. Even last year when United were slipping up, no team was strong enough to take advantage of it.
“United have bought well. People talk about losing experience and I appreciate that Van der Sar, Neville and Scholes have all retired. But they have good young players coming through – and Wayne Rooney can play better than he did last season.
“When you look at the players they have left behind, they have Vidic, Rio, Darren Fletcher – these are all international players. And Giggsy is still there, too. United don’t let players go unless they know they have players coming through to replace them.
Keane is reluctant to criticise new Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas, preferring instead to focus on the deep-rooted issues that plagued the Blues last season, prompting Carlo Ancelotti’s dismissal at the end of the season.
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