Roy Keane: Arsenal players too interested in selfies to win title

Roy Keane has criticised Manchester United’s approach to transfers, accused Arsenal’s players of vanity, and tipped Chelsea for the title.

R OY KEANE has dismissed Arsenal’s chances of winning the Premier League, accusing a few of Arsene Wenger’s players of being more interested in the way t hey look than in winning football matches.

Keane, now the assistant manager for Republic of Ireland, expects the Blues to hold onto their league title barring a slip of focus.

But it’s about having a good team, characters who roll their sleeves up, not just those trying to get their pictures every day of the week, selfies.

“United will be better and they will need to be stronger out of the blocks, but if I was a betting man – which I’m not – I’d still go with Chelsea”. Arsenal have not won the league since their last success in 2004. “I don’t think United have enough about them”.

“United bought so many good players this year and last year, but it’s hard to gel”.

The Manchester United legend is concerned about United’s change of philosophy from developing younger players to buying talent under Van Gaal, although he believes that his old club will definitely improve this season.

Keane’s rivalry with the Gunners extends to his playing days, and it doesn’t seem to have withered one bit.

The 43-year-old has now taken this chance to aim a dig at his old rivals, and this isn’t the first time the club have been criticised for their selfie culture, with ex-Liverpool star Jamie Carragher also quoted in the Daily Mirror as expressing his dislike for it after they beat Manchester City last season. I’m not sure many would get into the Chelsea team.

“Chelsea are the team to beat; with the strongest spine”, he said. It looks like he has a good spine to the team, with keeper Thibaut Courtois, John Terry at the back, the lads in the middle, including Eden Hazard, of course.

“They will only be in trouble if they are complacent but I don’t think it is in their nature to take their foot off the gas”.