Embattled manager keeps key ally Roy onside

United have been looking for heroes in unfamiliar places lately.

Clive Tyldesley picked out their main men. “It’s more than 13 years since Roy Keane berated the prawn sandwich brigade — the fans have been the stars here this season.”

On the night, Roy sounded like a man whose own hunger had been temporarily sated. If David Moyes is to enjoy, as he vowed, many battles with Pep Guardiola, he’ll be anxious to keep one influential voice on side.