Roy Keane accused Manchester United of being too “frightened” to see out victory over West Ham after blowing the chance to move up to fifth in the Premier League, and called the performance “desperate”. 

West Ham salvaged a late 1-1 draw at Old Trafford when Soungoutou Magassa’s 83rd-minute equaliser cancelled out Diogo Dalot’s opening goal.

Under Ruben Amorim, United have only taken 20 points from 27 games at Old Trafford, and only managed one win from their last five in the league – drawing three of those, despite being ahead in each.

“After they get the goal, you are playing against a team in the bottom three, they take their foot off the gas,” said Keane. “Take nothing away from West Ham and they just about deserved the equaliser.

“You are just putting yourself under pressure. Every time I watch this United team, they disappoint. They aren’t clinical, they weren’t nasty enough to get the job done.

“People will be scratching their heads. One minute they are making progress, win and you go fifth. There will be a lot of frustration.

“Show your quality. In their last three or four games, I think it has been desperate. Really poor. An opportunity to get the job done and they were almost frightened.

“Same old problems. The last three or four games, that sums them up. Not quite doing enough.

“Where is the frustration with this group of players? I’ve watched the games closely, the lack of quality and intensity. They got two goals against Palace but they defended like a pub team. There is expectation at this club, you have to deal with that.”

Keane also questioned the standards of the home side after they switched off from a set-piece to concede the leveller. Since the start of last season, only West Ham (17) have conceded more league goals from corners than Manchester United (15).

“The reason you are playing for Man Utd is that you deal with these situations,” Keane added.

“If they are anxious, you worry why they are playing for Man Utd and what they are fearful of. Fearful of West Ham, why?”