Roy Keane branded a 'prat' for Erling Haaland jibe as Aston Villa hero unloads on 'dreadful coach and an angry man'

Roy Keane has been put on blast over his 'clickbait' comments about Erling Haaland – with Gabby Agbonlahor calling him a "prat".

Manchester United legend Keane criticised Haaland for not being 'involved' enough outside of his incredible goalscoring exploits. The Norwegian has 84 goals in 93 games since signing for Man City two years ago but Keane questioned his work-rate and desire to be a team player.

The stats speak for themselves, though, as far as Aston Villa hero Agbonlahor is concerned. The pundit, who was briefly coached by Keane at his old club, told Razed: "He can be a bit of a prat sometimes. I worked with him at Aston Villa, and he can say a few things for the sake of it. His comments on Erling Haaland were clickbait comments because Haaland wasn’t brought to Manchester City to get involved. You’ve got Bernado Silva, Kevin de Bruyne, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, and Mateo Kovacic, and all of these players who can get into little holes, number 10 positions while Haaland was brought in to get goals and put it in the back of the net.

"Last season he was top goalscorer, this season he’s top goalscorer so what more do you want from him? Because his first touch might not be amazing or when he comes short, he may give it away? Look at the weekend, he gets the ball, and the defender thinks he’s going to go on his left foot, but scores with his right foot bottom corner.

"I bet Erling Haaland has seen this criticism and is laughing. Has it come from Roy Keane because of what he did to Erling Haaland’s father and the relationship there? Some people don’t forget things and they’ve got something against a family member and then have it against his son. Maybe that’s where it’s come from.

"When I watch Haaland yes, he may not