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Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has outlined that he believes midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron would have been a success at Old Trafford had Roy Keane not been there. The Argentine joined United in 2001 for a then British record of 28.1 million and despite initially thriving he failed to adapt to the speed and intensity of the Premier League …

Roy Keane wasn’t the most prolific of goalscoring midfielders during his time at Manchester United, but putting the ball in the net was never the former captain’s focus. Keane appeared on a special edition of Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football where Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville analysed classic games from the 2000/2001 season, including United’s 6-1 win over Arsenal. The …

Newcastle legend Alan Shearer has opened up on one of his many run-ins with Roy Keane after speaking on BBC’s Match of the Day programme on Saturday night.  Shearer was joined by host Gary Lineker and Ian Wright as the trio compiled the Top-10 captains in the Premier League era. Keane ultimately finished in fourth position on the Top-10 list …

Roy Keane has hit out at the over-hyping of young English players in the Premier League. According to the former Manchester United captain, people often get ‘carried away’ with their praise. Keane was guest in the Sky Sports studio ahead of Chelsea vs Everton and Manchester United vs Manchester City on Sunday afternoon. The former Ireland midfielder was critical of, …

Roy Keane held little back in his criticism of both Jordan Pickford and David De Gea following the two goalkeepers’ respective errors during the first half of Manchester United’s clash with Everton. The home side took the lead at Goodison Park in the opening three minutes after striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin blocked a relatively routine long pass from De Gea into …

Graeme Souness has hit out at Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, outlining that he feels the French international doesn’t want to be at Old Trafford. Pogba has only made eight appearances across all competitions for United this season, and has missed the last eight Premier League games, not featuring since the win against Newcastle on St Stephen’s Day. The 26-year-old …

Roy Keane has outlined that he feels he deserves another crack at management but also explained that the job would have to be right for him to take it. Keane’s last role in football was as assistant manager to Martin O’Neill at Nottingham Forest with the pair only lasting a few months at the City Ground. Prior to that the …

Roy Keane and Jamie Carragher have selected a combined XI of the Manchester United team of 1999 and the current Liverpool side. Keane was the captain of the famous United side from 20 years ago. Alex Ferguson’s team won the treble and are still regarded as one of the finest sides to grace English football. Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool are the …

Roy Keane is back on Sky Sports Monday Night Football for their coverage of Manchester United versus Chelsea in the Premier League.  Over the years, we’ve been accustomed to Keane’s cut-throat style of punditry as the former Manchester United captain is known for being a straight talker and never holding back. It didn’t take long for him to get going …

Liverpool continued their stunning run of form on Sunday when they defeated Manchester United by 2-0 at Anfield to move 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League. Virgil Van Dijk opened the scoring for Jurgen Klopp’s side before Mo Salah grabbed a second goal with the last kick of the game to secure all three points for …

Roy Keane has questioned Manchester United’s players because some of them wore “silly hats” in the warm-up for a match against Liverpool on Sunday. On Sky Sports’ coverage of the Premier League game at Anfield, Keane was asked about United’s apparent plan to start with a back-three for the match against Liverpool. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s decision was seemingly made with …

—-Originally published April 26th—— _____ Only ten Irish footballers have ever featured in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year since the league’s inception in the 1992/1993 season. Here, Pundit Arena takes a closer look at the ten Boys in Green who have made end of season XI over the past 20 years or so. _____ Roy Keane (Manchester …

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane reportedly gave the club’s current players a “stirring” team talk recently, however one player was left unimpressed by the Irish man’s words of wisdom. According to a report from The Mirror, Keane was invited into United’s Carrington training facility by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to talk to the club’s young stars. Keane and Solskjaer …

Martin O’Neill has spoken about the dynamic between himself and former assistant manager Roy Keane as well as his memories of the ex-Manchester United man during his time as the club’s captain. O’Neill and Keane worked together for almost six years, first as a duo with the Irish national team where they helped the Boys in Green qualify for Euro …

Former Ireland and Manchester United captain Roy Keane did not hold back in his assessment of England midfielder Declan Rice, explaining that the West Ham man has many areas of his game he must improve in. Rice broke into the English starting XI earlier this year, almost immediately after his highly-documented international transfer from Ireland. The 20-year-old had spent the …

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane, believes that Tottenham striker Harry Kane is the answer to the Red Devils’ goalscoring woes, and that the club should do all they can to secure his signature. United have struggled so far this season and despite taking a point from league leaders Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday, they still sit 13th in …

Roy Keane took aim at several England players on Friday evening following the team’s 2-1 defeat to the Czech Republic. The former Manchester United captain was a pundit on ITV’s coverage of the Euro 2020 qualifier in Prague, and had some choice words for England players Declan Rice, Jordan Henderson and Danny Rose. England suffered a surprise loss in the …

Former Manchester United and Ireland captain Roy Keane was full of praise for his fellow Cork native Denis Irwin outlining that the right-back was one of the world class players he played with during his glittering career. Keane and Irwin played together for many years for both club and country, winning a plethora of trophies during their time at Manchester …