Djibril Cisse said bringing Roy Keane back to Manchester United as manager would be "a really good thing". That came as Football365 reported that the club looks set to move on from current boss Michael Carrick.
Cisse's view on Keane
Cisse played under Keane at Sunderland. He told Mr Gamble: "Roy Keane has the weight of experience and history. He is a strong personality, and he’s an icon of the club."
Cisse told Mr Gamble: "He wore the armband for so many years during United’s glory days, so bringing him back would be a really good thing."
His time working under him
Cisse told Mr Gamble: "I really enjoyed working with him because he didn’t judge me on what he’d heard or what people might say about my character. He trusted me, it worked very well, and I was very disappointed when he left. He’s a coach I loved working with and whom I respect enormously."
Cisse told Mr Gamble: "We’re quite similar. We’re honest, we say things straight, and once it’s said, we move on. We’re all in. When I do something, I do it properly. When I say something, I mean it. He’s like that too, and I really, really enjoyed my time with him."
Keane's coaching record
Keane has not managed his own side since his spell at Ipswich in 2011. He has not been a coach in any capacity since leaving the Nottingham Forest assistant's job in 2019.
Football365's report on the United job
Football365 reported that Carrick has Manchester United 16th in the league and has not won a game in all competitions in over a month. Football365 also reported that Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann are the two names most heavily linked with the Manchester United job at the moment.
Football365 reported, citing TEAMtalk, that Eddie Howe is the preference to take over at Old Trafford. Football365 reported, citing TEAMtalk, that both Howe and his former assistants, Jason Tindall and Stephen Purches, would be willing to make the move to Manchester United together.
Football365 reported that Julian Nagelsmann, Antonio Conte, Fabian Hurzeler, Unai Emery and Cesc Fabregas are linked with the Manchester United job. Football365 also reported that Howe is currently unattached, so Manchester United would not have to pay any compensation and could bring him in pretty quickly.
