Roy Keane slams BORING Man Utd with damning message to Ruben Amorim after Chelsea clash

Roy Keane has joked that Ruben Amorim should've signed a longer deal with as he underlined the scale of the task facing him.

The Red Devils with at Old Trafford as ' opener was cancelled out by Moises Caicedo. Ruud van Nistelrooy remains in charge temporarily with .

Keane though has outlined once again the number of problems at United and claimed that Amorim may need a long time to take them back to the heights they once enjoyed. The Portuguese manager has signed a three-year deal with the club.

Fernandes' strike from the penalty spot was just their ninth goal in 10 games with the stalemate leaving them in the bottom half. It is officially their worst-ever start to a season and their former captain was scathing about the state of the team.

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He said on Sky Sports: "He should've signed a longer contract. It's a long way back for this team. Look a new manager will come in and you hope he'll get more out of this group but this is an average United team - all the stats back it up. We keep repeating ourselves, but you don't know what you'll get with them. Yes they could've won the game but there's also a good chance they could lose it. Not good.

"Even when you're watching. I hate saying it but this United team are almost a bit boring. The lack of conviction with all their chances. Really disappointed, so flat, but from the manager's point of view, this team are way off it in terms of getting back to the top four and competing."

He went on to add: "As a team you look at them and certain individuals, we think they're better than what they are. They've got international players and you hang a hat sometimes on a team having quality or being physical, but this United team are just average at everything."

United have copped criticism for years and last term ended up in eighth - their lowest-ever finish in the Premier League era. That poor form has carried over into this season and already Amorim is up against it to secure a top-four finish and a return to the .

This squad has continued to have huge sums spent on it but remain some way off the level of the clubs at the top. Already this season they've played table toppers , who made light work of them as they secured a 3-0 win at Old Trafford.

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