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Man Utd to field weakened teams despite Roy Keane calling it a ‘disgrace’

Ruben Amorim has admitted Manchester United fully deserve Roy Keane’s scathing criticism but that it will not stop him from prioritising the Europa League over the Premier League.

Amorim has vowed to continue fielding weakened teams in the Premier League in order to “protect” his key players for the Europa League final against Spurs in Bilbao on Wednesday week.

The tactic has drawn withering criticism from former United captain Keane, who claimed it was an “absolute disgrace” they were “writing off” league matches, as did fellow former United midfielder Paul Scholes.