James Maddison has responded to Roy Keane's criticism in perfect fashion after scoring the only goal as Tottenham beat Manchester United. Keane earlier this week laughed off talk that Maddison's return from injury would help Spurs climb up the table, telling The Overlap podcast: "We saw Maddison at Tamworth He was taken off. Tamworth are non-league. "People say Maddison is the man. Maddison isn't bad when he's not at the darts, but let me tell you... if you think he is going to come back and get Spurs top-six, you're in cuckoo land.".
However, Maddison returned to the starting line-up and took just 13 minutes to put Spurs ahead against Keane's former side. While celebrating, he 'shushed' into the camera. Asked about his celebration after the game, and if it was directed at anyone in particular, Maddison told Sky Sports: "Just a little bit of outside noise in there this week. "Listen, people have their opinions, but I wanted to do my talking on the pitch today so I hope there's a certain few that enjoyed me being the match-winner today.".
He added: "No one's more critical of myself than me. You know? The gaffer always talks about blocking out the outside noise, but sometimes it's difficult. It's constantly in your face and stuff.". Asked if he can use criticism as motivation, Maddison added: "The gaffer prefers when we're just in our in our little bubble and listening to him. Sometimes it's difficult because it's constantly in your face these days with social media and WhatsApp, people sending stuff.
