Scott McTominay and Fred come in for criticism after Man United loss to Brighton

Shortly after McTominay's challenge, Graham Potter's side took a deserved 1-0 lead at Old Trafford through Pascal Gross. The 31-year-old slotted home from close range after some good work on the left side. McTominay had been caught in possession, in the centre circle, to spark the Brighton counter-attack. https://twitter.com/SkySportsPL/status/1556272598467624960

Roy Keane critical of Scott McTominay and Fred

The away side double their lead in the 39th minute, with Gross grabbing his second of the game. United goalkeeper David De Gea parried a shot straight into the path of the Brighton man, who calmly converted. United grabbed a goal back from a corner kick, but Brighton did enough to close out the game and record their first ever league win at Old Trafford. During the half-time break, with United trailing 2-0, Keane criticised his former side, and highlighted the failings of Fred and Scott McTominay. "Brighton have been excellent," Keane began. "Man United, gaps everywhere. So open it's untrue."

"We shouldn't be that surprised," he added. "There are changes in the team, and personalities, and a new manager but he will need more time. "But I go back to the personalities in the team, and the two in the middle of the park - all over the place. You could see it for the goals - gaps everywhere... out of possession, I think Man United are as poor as any team in the Premier League."

https://twitter.com/SkySportsPL/status/1556278129827667969 After the full-time whistle sounded, Keane commented, "Football intelligence, I've been on about it for a long time - Fred and McTominay, they won't get United back to the top." It is not the first time that Roy Keane has been critical of Scott McTominay and Fred. Last season, after a 4-1 defeat to Manchester City, the Cork native suggested the pair were . "Just look at Fred... he's standing there like he's waiting for a bus," Keane exclaimed, when analysing a City goal. "Your instinct should be to run back and fight for everything. He's just stood there. "Look at McTominay's effort, look at McTominay, McTominay. He seems like an honest enough kid but, at this level, honestly... !" Right now, it is looking like a new season and the same midfield problems for United. Frenkie de Jong may get his Barcelona wages paid by United, yet.