Keys and Gray slam Ten Hag for claiming Man United could 'beat anyone in EPL'

Richard Keys slammed Erik ten Hag as 'deluded' for claiming his side could have beaten Arsenal and Liverpool ahead of their defeat against Nottingham Forest.

The feel-good factor of their Boxing Day comeback win against Aston Villa evaporated on the banks of the Trent on Saturday, as Manchester United succumbed to a dismal 2-1 defeat.

Nicolas Dominguez and Morgan Gibbs-White's second half goals sealed Forest's first Premier League win over United 29 years, with Marcus Rashford's equaliser 12 minutes from time proving only a temporary reprieve for the visitors.

The defeat at the City Ground was United's ninth in 20 Premier League games this season and their 14th in all competitions this season.

After coming back from two goals down to beat Villa on Tuesday night, ten Hag's men were back at their worst against Forest. Sloppy in possession and too casual without the ball, United offered next to nothing until they were left chasing the game following Forest's second.

It was a brutal wake-up call for the Dutchman, who in the lead up to the game had suggested his side could have beaten Arsenal and Liverpool away from home this season.

And Keys, who has been one of ten Hag's biggest critics this season, didn't mince his words on Saturday night.

'So having said pre-match that United should’ve/could’ve beaten Arsenal, Liverpool & Villa - which clearly was nonsense - what about Forest Erik? The man is deluded,' he posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

Keys' long-time sidekick Andy Gray struck a similar tone as he spoke to his co-host on beIN Sport ahead of the match against Forest.

'I don't know what he [ten Hag] is thinking,' the former Everton striker said.

'I don't know what he thinks it's going to happen.'

Keys added: