Roy Keane slams Manchester United players for what they did in the tunnel before Arsenal clash

Roy Keane launched another trademark rant before Manchester United's meeting with Arsenal after the players were seen chatting and hugging in the tunnel before the game.

Arsenal and United locked horns at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday hoping to underline their status as Manchester City's nearest challengers this season.

There were pre-game chats between the players in the tunnel and one or two hugs exchanged. Needless to say, Keane - as tough in the studio as he was on the pitch - was not impressed with what he saw.

Previewing the game for Sky Sports, the Irishman could not sit back and watch the pleasantries without passing comment. It was certainly a far cry from the pre-match pictures we saw when United faced Arsenal during Keane's time as Reds captain.

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He said: "Jokes aside, I'm just looking at the tunnel there. Everyone thinks I'm old school, but I don't know why you would want to be chatting to players you're just about to go into battle with.

"You should be kicking lumps out of each other! I'll shake your hand after the game. Not doing it before the game. Maybe these younger pundits [Micah Richards and Theo Walcott in the studio] will be able to educate me."

United took the lead against Arsenal against the run of play thanks to Marcus Rashford's stunning first-half strike, but the lead lasted just one minute as Martin Odegaard restored parity for the home side. The two teams headed into the half-time interval with the scores level at 1-1 as they aim to pick up three points before next week's international