Roy Keane has launched a scathing attack on

Wayne Rooney, declaring that the Manchester

United captain is not in the right physical or

mental shape.

Rooney said United needed to be more ruthless

after their 0-0 Champions League draw with PSV

Eindhoven -- but former skipper Keane said the

30-year-old, who has scored only twice in his last

10 club games, needed to address his own form.

Rooney is the joint second-highest scorer in

United's history with 237 goals and has a record

51 goals for England, but Keane feels his off-field

activities are affecting his performances.

"Mentally he doesn't look sharp, physically he

doesn't look in a great shape. He has to have a

look at himself," Keane said on ITV.

"Wayne was on about a lack of composure and

quality, and he was as guilty as anybody. He

needs to step up to the plate.

"Wayne's legacy at Manchester United is

absolutely fantastic. His goals record is brilliant,

but now he's the captain there's a bit more

responsibility and he has to do a lot more."

Rooney was filmed slapping wrestler Wade Barrett

at a recent WWE event, and Keane said he should

not have been there.

Roy Keane's take on Wayne Rooney's WWE slap

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- ITV Football (@itvfootball) November 26, 2015

The Republic of Ireland assistant manager added:

"I always question certain players -- what are they

doing off the field? I saw Wayne last week

slapping a wrestler, and I'm thinking: 'Why is he

getting involved in all that nonsense?'

"There's no benefit to him, so I think I would look

at that side to it.

"It's not helping him. If you're not at it yourself,

you have to have a look and lead by example. He

didn't do that tonight."

The result left United second in Group B, facing a

tricky final game away to leaders Wolfsburg, and

former midfielder Paul Scholes told BT Sport:

"Attacking wise they don't look a threat, they

don't look good enough, they don't look like

they're going to go and score goals."

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