Roy Keane has laid into Manchester City's John Stones for the role by played by the defender in the build-up to Borussia Monchengladbach's goal in their 1-1 draw.

Gladbach captain Lars Stindl rolled Stones inside the City half with the 22-year-old hitting the deck after an apparent pull on his arm. Referee Cuneyt Cakir ignored City's appeals for a free-kick as Stindl raced into the box to tee up Raffael to score the game's first goal.

Analysing the game for ITV, Keane and fellow pundit Lee Dixon took issue with Stones' handling of the situation. The former Manchester United captain was particularly scathing in his assessment.

Roy Keane laid into John Stones for defender's role in the Borussia Monchengladbach's goal

A defensive gamble from Stones backfired and Gladbach's Raffael to score the first goal

Keane slammed Stones for defending 'like a child' up against Gladbach captain Lars Stindl

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'[For the goal] he's got to be stronger, he's got to be tougher. It's just too easy, he's like a child getting knocked off the ball,' said Keane.

'He's hoping one of his team-mates can help him out here but they punished and rightly so. Really poor defending, he's got to be stronger.

'He's a good player but he's just got to be tougher and stronger.'

Dixon did think that Stindl had probably impeded Stones but agreed with Keane that the City man needed to do more.

Keane said that City defender Stones has 'got to be stronger, he's got to be tougher'

Keane criticised Stones because he felt that he was knocked off the ball too easily

Keane said he believed Stones was caught 'hoping one of his team-mates can help him out'

Keane added that he thinks Stones is 'a good player but he's just got to be tougher'

Lee Dixon thought that Stindl had probably impeded Stones but agreed with Keane's view

'That pull on his arm wasn't enough to send him to the ground,' added the former Arsenal full back.

'He's taken a gamble thinking the ref will see it. If you're last man you can't take a risk like that. You've got to fight him off, get the ball back to the keeper and the danger is gone.