Roy Keane claimed it might be time to break up the Manchester United team in the wake of the disappointing Champions League exit against Bayern Munich last night. United lost 2-1 in the Olympic Stadium to complete a 3-1 aggregate defeat in the quarter-finals and Keane feels maybe the team has had its day. He had suggested before the do or die game that heads may roll and he feels changes are needed.
"The players gave it their all, but we are just not good enough," said the United skipper. "You have to face the facts and I think the signs have been there this season - PSV, Anderlecht, Panathinaikos - while we were also lucky to get to the first stage even.
"The players gave it their all tonight but we are just not good enough and maybe it's time to move on. Maybe it's the end of the road for this team, although I'm not sure. It's no good winning the Premier League, we need to step up a level in Europe. I keep going on about Real Madrid but they're setting the standards we have to match."
Meanwhile Manchester United saw about £20million wiped off their market value today after being knocked out of the Champions League. Shares in the club fell 4% into the red after last night's defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich, reducing the club's market value by £17 million to £445 million.
The club remains immensely strong however, and will be looking at collecting about £30million next year through a combination of television revenues from BSkyB and pay-per-view.
Filed by Seán Folan
