James Maddison appeared to hit back at criticism from Roy Keane as the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder scored the winner against Manchester United on his return from injury and shut down the “outside noise” surrounding his performances.
The England international had clearly taken note of Keane’s comments on the Overlap podcast this week, in which the former United captain said Maddison’s return from injury wouldn’t make a difference to Ange Postecoglou’s struggling side.
Keane had criticised Maddison during this week’s Overlap podcast, with the Tottenham midfielder then scoring the winner against Manchester United on his return from injury.
When asked about the celebration after the match, Maddison told Sky Sports that he hoped there were a “certain few who enjoyed me being the match winner today”.
While the result only lifted Tottenham to 12th in the table, their injury list is starting to ease and Maddison hopes he can help the players who have had to battle through Spurs’ difficult run of results now he is back available again.
