Roy Keane has yet again taken a swipe at his former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, this time criticising him for missing a match to attend his son’s wedding. The Irishman had a spectacular falling out with his then manager after an explosive MUTV interview in which he went public with his desire to leave the club at the end of the 2005-06 season. Keane has always felt he was forced out and never received an apology from Sir Alex, and rarely turns down the opportunity to fire a pop at his former manager.
This time, Keane was taking part in a City versus United quiz alongside Gary Neville, Jill Scott and Micah Richards when a match from November 2000 was brought up, in which David Beckham scored after two minutes at Maine Road in a 1-0 win. Neville wrongly believed it was the match from 2000 and when Scott asked where Sir Alex had been, Keane could not resist sticking the boot in, saying: ‘His son was getting married. Obviously.’ In a very sarcastic voice, he added: ‘Because he always did what was right for Man United. But he obviously went to his son’s wedding, yeah.’
Keane also took aim at Steve McClaren, who was in the dugout in Sir Alex’s absence, suggesting it was the players who managed the game in Ferguson’s absence. He said: ‘Steve McClaren took it didn’t he? Steve definitely took it. Well, we took it! Steve was there. Steve was assistant to us that day, wasn’t he?’
The former midfielder has made no secret of his animosity towards his former manager, telling the Off The Ball Podcast four years ago: ‘As much as I’m not one to hold a grudge, I wouldn’t forgive Ferguson The media spin, how I apparently upset everybody, it was all nonsense. I don’t care if it’s Alex Ferguson or the Pope, you’re going to defend yourself. I think when he apologises I will probably say hello to him, yeah. But I’ve no interest in speaking to the man. People talk about Ferguson’s man-management. Don’t be kidded by all that. I was at the club when Bryan Robson left, when Steve Bruce left, two brilliant servants for Manchester United, and I didn’t like the way they were treated. People talk about Ferguson’s man-management. Don’t be kidded by all that.’
Roy Keane has yet again taken a swipe at his former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, criticising him for missing a match to attend his son’s wedding. The Irishman had a spectacular falling out with his then manager after an explosive MUTV interview in which he went public with his desire to leave the club at the end of the 2005-06 season. Keane has always felt he was forced out and never received an apology from Sir Alex, and rarely turns down the opportunity to fire a pop at his former manager.
This time, Keane was taking part in a City versus United quiz alongside Gary Neville, Jill Scott and Micah Richards when a match from November 2000 was brought up, in which David Beckham scored after two minutes at Maine Road in a 1-0 win. Neville wrongly believed it was the match from 2000 and when Scott asked where Sir Alex had been, Keane could not resist sticking the boot in, saying: ‘His son was getting married. Obviously.’ In a very sarcastic voice, he added: ‘Because he always did what was right for Man United. But he obviously went to his son’s wedding, yeah.’
Keane also took aim at Steve McClaren, who was in the dugout in Sir Alex’s absence, suggesting it was the players who managed the game in Ferguson’s absence. He said: ‘Steve McClaren took it didn’t he? Steve definitely took it. Well, we took it! Steve was there. Steve was assistant to us that day, wasn’t he?’
The former midfielder has made no secret of his animosity towards his former manager, telling the Off The Ball Podcast four years ago: ‘As much as I’m not one to hold a grudge, I wouldn’t forgive Ferguson The media spin, how I apparently upset everybody, it was all nonsense. I don’t care if it’s Alex Ferguson or the Pope, you’re going to defend yourself. I think when he apologises I will probably say hello to him, yeah. But I’ve no interest in speaking to the man. People talk about Ferguson’s man-management. Don’t