Keane has history with the Haaland family, having injured Erling’s father Alf-Inge with a poor tackle in a Manchester derby in 2001.
Speaking as a pundit on Sky Sports after the draw against Arsenal, Keane said of Haaland: “The levels of his general play is so poor, and not just today. His general play for such a player, it is so poor, I think he has to improve that, he’s almost like a League Two player.”
Ex-Manchester City defender Micah Richards backed up Keane, adding Haaland’s link-up play was “non-existent” against the Gunners.
But against Wolves on Saturday Richards sang Haaland’s praises.
“Since he came back from injury, there’s a new-found confidence,” he told Sky Sports.
“His all-round general play is the thing I’m most impressed with. He is still a young player, he will improve.”
Former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp agreed, saying Haaland was “a phenomenon” and “an animal in front of goal”.
“He wants to destroy teams,” he added. “The guy is just built completely differently.”
