Manchester United legend Roy Keane has been left with egg on his face following his stinging attack on Arsenal.

The pundit criticised Mikel Arteta’s tactics against Manchester City after his side were reduced to 10 men following Leandro Trossard’s dismissal, with the Gunners putting every player behind the ball in the hope of clinging on to their 2-1 lead.

John Stones ultimately equalised for City in the 98th minute after a valiant defensive performance from Arsenal, a display of qualities which Keane appeared to call for when speaking about the club in 2015.

After the Gunners had lost to Olympiacos in the Champions League, he said: “Listen, they're soft. Arsenal are soft. They're weak. The goals they give away, you've got no chance of winning any big game if you defend like that.

"I think there's certainly a weakness to the group, they look like they lack characters, leaders and winners. I enjoy watching Arsenal, I think they're great to watch, particularly going forward. But part of football is, unfortunately, is defending. And mentally, they're weak."

Although they did concede in the dying embers of the clash at the Etihad Stadium, Arsenal’s defensive work in the second half received nothing but praise given that they minimised the threat of Erling Haaland and Phil Foden.

With a backline made up of six centre-backs, the Gunners managed to hold back the relentless waves of City attacks, showing no signs of mental weakness. However, despite showing the qualities that Keane called for, the ex-midfielder appeared unsatisfied with how Arsenal earned the point.

Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, he said: “If Tony Pulis, Sam Allardyce, Steve Bruce or Neil Warnock set up a team like that [Arsenal at Manchester City] for the second half, they are ‘dinosaurs’. When Arsenal do it, it’s called ‘brilliant’, it’s ‘concentration levels’.