A FEW years back I did Roy Keane's biography.
It has always struck me that he is a stubborn man, but as a player he was brilliant.
Since leaving Utd and then Celtic, things have not gone as smoothly for old Roy.
He has not really proved himself as a manager and his punditry on the box is certainly not of the level of say Gary Neville.
When Man United are on, Roy seems to have particular problems with anger management.
Basically, he is still pissed off after Fergie got rid of him back in 2007 and cannot hide his resentment at the Utd boss.
That is why he was awkward last night about the Nani sending off. It was clearly a foul but just as clearly a foul without intent. Nani did not even see Arbeloa until they clanged into each other.
But Keane maintained it WAS a sending off.
His view has not gone down well with the Stretford End. The Utd fans I have spoken to today feel he is 'a traitor' and 'will lose a lot of our respect'.
Maybe Keano needs to ask himself why he is so bitter when he is commentating on United - it might help him be fairer in his opinions.
About Me
- Frank Worrall
- is a Fleet Street journalist who has written regularly for The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Mail on Sunday, FourFourTwo magazine, Melody Maker/NME and many other newspapers and magazines. The subjects of his critically-acclaimed books include Gareth Bale, Roy Keane, Lewis Hamilton, Alex Ferguson and Rory McIlroy.