Overview
- Sky Sports asked for a pre-match studio interview that would have put interim head coach Michael Carrick alongside pundit Roy Keane.
- Manchester United declined the request and arranged for Gary Neville to conduct the interview instead.
- Keane had recently referred to Lisa Carrick as “a big mouth” on The Overlap, reviving a dispute dating back to her deleted 2014 social-media post.
- Carrick told reporters the comments “didn’t bother me,” stressing he was focused on his work with the players.
- United went on to beat Manchester City 2-0, after which Keane praised the display but urged restraint on drawing long-term conclusions.