Man Utd players committed one of Roy Keane’s cardinal sins in the tunnel before Spurs defeat

Manchester United committed a cardinal sin in the eyes of Roy Keane prior to their Premier League defeat against Tottenham.

Erik ten Hag's side were beaten 3-0 by Spurs at Old Trafford, with Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke all finding the net.

Bruno Fernandes was also shown a straight red card for a high challenge on James Maddison, further compounding United's misery.

However, before the game had even kicked off, the actions of three United players were quickly picked up on as the two teams prepared to walk down the tunnel and out onto the pitch.

Lisandro Martinez, Diogo Dalot and Andre Onana all embraced members of the Spurs squad, with a friendly vibe noted inside the tunnel.

Martinez took time to share words with fellow Argentines Pedro Porro and Cristian Romero and even hugged midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur.

Dalot was also in the mood for greetings too, saying hello to both Porro and Romero, while Onana shared a quick word with Spurs stopper Guglielmo Vicario before United went on to ship three goals in a comprehensive defeat.

United legend Keane has previously made his feelings clear over the way the club's players act in the tunnel nowadays, with the pre-match pleasantries irking the former tough-tackling midfielder.

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"I'm disgusted with these players," he said back in 2019 after watching United and Liverpool players do similar.

"You are going to war. You know, they are hugging and kissing. Don't even look at the opposition. You're going to battle against them."

Keane was not on punditry duty at Old Trafford on Sunday but the same level of criticism was shared by his pundit pals.

"The first half was as bad as it gets," said Gary Neville during Sky Sports' commentary of the game.

"This is a shocking day, a sobering day. This is a really bad day for Ten Hag.

"You can't say it came from nowhere because Manchester United have been inconsistent all season, but they have chosen to put in their very worst performance, their very worst possible showing.

"It was an absolutely disgusting performance in that first half in effort, quality, everything you would want in a football team, and there are going to be a lot of questions to answer for that group and the manager in the next week."