Roy Keane's brutal Michael Carrick criticism backed up after Man Utd vs Chelsea

Roy Keane's brutal assessment of Michael Carrick has been supported by former England midfielder Danny Murphy.

Speaking after Manchester United's 1-1 Premier League draw against Chelsea on Sunday, Keane slammed the ex-midfielder for not picking up points under sacked manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Carrick was United's caretaker boss for the recent games against Villarreal and the Blues before Ralf Rangnick was appointed the club's interim manager on Monday.

The Englishman will remain a coach at Old Trafford, along with Mike Phelan, Kieran McKenna and other members of Solskjaer's backroom staff.

"When you are in front in a game like this to have it taken away is disappointing," said Carrick in his post-match interview. "I'm proud of the players and the group all week.

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"A difficult situation [and] we tried to make the best of it. But there is that little bitter feeling. We came to win the game. A little disappointed, I can't lie."

Those comments triggered Keane into a response. "He's talking about the players efforts he's proud of them," said the Irishman.

"He's been working with the players for months. He was in the dugout with Ole. All of sudden he's proud of them and they have a plan.

"What about the other games? We've seen all the stats they've been the worst in the league in closing people down. Praising players for doing their jobs...

"He was sitting in the dugout with Ole and [former manager Jose] Mourinho as well. All of a sudden he's proud of the players this week.

"I think the game has changed, every situation is different and I wouldn't be one for getting rid of all the staff but they have to be accountable."

And, speaking on Monday, talkSPORT pundit and former Liverpool ace Murphy agreed with Keane's assessment of Carrick.

"I do agree with what Roy Keane is saying," said Murphy. "f you can be proud of a group of players for doing their job after months of not doing their job, there's something wrong.

"That's Manchester United football club we're talking about, they've got top-class international players. On that point alone, I thought Roy Keane was spot on."

Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan added: "You can have no pride in people doing their jobs. People doing their jobs is a basic fundamental premise, especially for highly-paid, well-rewarded footballers."

Although Murphy agreed with Keane, he did sympathise with Carrick and his limited experience in management.

"It must have been hard for him to come out and be brutally honest in his second-ever press conference as a Manchester United manager," added Murphy.

"Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink made a great point, because he is a manager, and he said that sometimes you come out with the emotion still inside you from the game.

"Sometimes you look back on the press conference post-match and you think, 'I got that wrong. Maybe I should have dealt with that differently.'"