Barcelona vs Manchester City: Roy Keane attacks Claudo Bravo's decision making, calling it 'all wrong'

Bravo handled the ball outside the area as City fell 4-0 to Barcelona

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Roy Keane has hit out at Claudio Bravo’s decision making after his calamitous red card saw Manchester City fall 4-0 to Barcelona in the Nou Camp on Wednesday.

Pep Guardiola’s side were 1-0 after an unlucky slip from Fernandinho allowed Lionel Messi to score the first of his three goals on the night before Bravo, facing his old club for the first time since moving to City in the summer, saw red for handballing Luis Suarez’s goal-bound effort.

City had looked competitive up until that point in the 53^rd minute, but Bravo’s mistake cost them as they went on to concede three more goals and leave their hopes of qualifying top of Group C all but over.

Bravo was signed in the summer as Joe Hart was carted off to Torino because Guardiola wanted a goalkeeper who could play out from the back, and didn’t see the Englishman as capable of doing that.

"I've never read or heard so much about a goalkeeper coming to a club about what he does with his feet," Keane told ITV.

"Ultimately the bottom line is he's a goalkeeper and he wants to play out form the back and he wants to play as much as he can but not there and then.

"If one of your defenders does that you'd be critical of them, particularly for your goalkeeper and as I said there's a time and a place and there's a time to clear your lines. The decision making was all wrong there."

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The big surprise in City’s starting line-up was the omission on top goalscorer Sergio Aguero, despite appearing to be at full fitness.

However Keane felt there was no need to hold Guardiola to account over that decision, but did admit it was still a surprise.

"I suppose so (it was a surprise),” Keane added. “Your star man and your main goal threat left on the bench. I’m sure the manager had his reasons.

"I don’t think Aguero’s slow but he probably wanted a bit more pace up front."