Manchester United Treble winner Wes Brown says they miss a leader like former captain Roy Keane.

Brown believes new manager Erik ten Hag needs to find a leader in the Keane mould to bolster his hopes of success.

He told the Sunday World: “You looked out there last season and I wondered if they had anyone driving them," added the defender who won five Premier League titles during his time at United.

“Players such as Maguire, Pogba, Cristiano have done so much in the game, but something was sadly lacking and leadership was an issue.

“I played alongside one of the great United captains in Keane and he demanded certain standards from people and that's what you need at a big club.

“Some people thought Roy went over the top in the way he used to rip into us when we played with him at United, but I never had a problem with it.

“All he is asking for is the basics; work as a team, get stuck in. When we didn't do that, he couldn't accept and he would often come in at half-time and hammer us.

“The boss (Alex Ferguson) used to let him do it because he knew we respected Roy and he was part of the manager's team, but that kind of player has been lacking at United over the last couple of years.

“I see Roy on Sky Sports losing it now and it does make me smile because he is the same guy now as he was 20 years ago in that United dressing room, but home truths need to be spoken.

“If United had someone like Roy Keane raising standards in the dressing room now, maybe the players would have responded because there was a lot of talent in that club.

“The trouble is, attitudes were not right and the mentality of the players was all wrong. That's what Ten Hag has to fix next season."