"The players need to go out on Saturday and put on a performance for the fans. It won't take away the hurt from the defeat against City or to Porto but it's important to get a good win in front of our own fans.
"The players know we've got a lot to play for, we're playing for our futures I think."
"When things aren't going well you have to face up to it," Keane told MUTV.
"All the players are disappointed. We can point to a lot of reasons and have a lot of excuses but the fact is we're not doing the business and we're taking a lot of criticism.
"But when you play for a club like Manchester United and you're not doing the business you're going to get criticised. But hopefully we can snap out of it and get a win on Saturday.
"You can make a lot of excuses and point your finger at different things. You can hide behind the manager, but it's just down to the players really.
"The players we've put out recently have been good enough to win matches and the buck stops with the players when they go out on the pitch.
"The lads put in a really good effort against Porto, it just wasn't to be. I think the 4-1 defeat against City was probably an unfair scoreline but that's football, that happens and we've just got to face the facts."