BREAKING: Roy Keane gives brutal response to Nottingham Forest manager decision

Roy Keane has claimed he wasn't surprised at Nottingham Forest's bombshell decision to sack Nuno Espirito Santo in favour of Ange Postecoglou.

The Portuguese coach was relieved of his duties earlier this week, Forest releasing a statement late on Monday evening confirming his departure. But Forest were not without manager for long, with Ange Postecoglou arriving at the City Ground to take the reins.

And Keane has taken aim at the club for their decision. Speaking on ITV Sport, he said: "I am not surprised. Why should we be surprised at what happens at Nottingham Forest?

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"I think we know what the owner is like there. No surprises and I've no sympathy for any manager either who goes to Forest.

"You are going to be under pressure with the owner there. I certainly wasn't surprised when they moved him on. It's tough."

Former boss Nuno enjoyed a hugely successful spell with Forest having replaced Steve Cooper at the helm. He led the East Midlands side to a place in the Europa League last season.

But things appeared to awry in the summer, with Nuno thought to be unsatisfied with the club's business in the transfer market. He also claimed that his relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis had changed.

Speaking earlier this season, he said: "I always had a very good relationship with the owner - last season we were very close and spoke on a daily basis. This season it is not so well.

"Our relationship has changed and we are not as close. Everybody at the club should be together, but this is not the reality."

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