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Roy Keane accuses Manchester United star Fred of cheating against Manchester City

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Manchester City took a huge stride towards the title — Fred was below-par during Manchester Uniteds defeat at Old Trafford (Picture: Getty)

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane accused Fred of cheating in the Red Devils 2-0 defeat to Manchester City.

Pep Guardiolas side took a huge step towards defending their Premier League title with a comprehensive win at Old Trafford.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaers side put up a spirited fight during the first half but City exploited tired legs after the interval, scoring through Bernardo Silva and Leroy Sane.

Gary Neville claimed United gave their all during the defeat and couldnt have produced much more against a talented City side.

Roy Keane was seething after the defeat — Roy Keane tore into Fred (Picture: SkySports)

However, Keane, who was a pundit on the Sky Sports panel for the game, hit back at his former team-mate by highlighting

What Fred has done is cheating by letting a man run off him for one of the goals, said Keane.

City were very good but it was an easy night for them. They are sitting in the dressing room and cant believe how comfortable it was.

I dont know what happened at half time. They never got going and City seemed sharper in the second half.

Even the first goal, players not closing players down. We spoke about the basics but I reckon the City players couldnt believe how easy it was in a derby game.

You have to put demands on players and I think it was an easy night.