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Ferguson still wants power - Keane



Roy Keane says former manager Sir Alex
Ferguson is still attempting to exert his
influence at Manchester United.
Ferguson, who retired as United manager in
May after 26 years and was replaced by
Everton boss David Moyes, is now a director
at Old Trafford.
"Everything is about control and power [with
Ferguson]," said Keane, who left United after
falling out with the Scot.
"He is still striving for it now even though he's
not manager - there's massive ego involved in
that."
Title-holders United have endured a difficult
start to the season under Moyes, sitting ninth
in the Premier League table having lost three
games at Old Trafford already.
Keane, now assistant manager of the Republic
of Ireland, left United in 2005 following a
controversial interview with in-house
television channel MUTV in which he openly
criticised his team-mates, and says that his
relationship with his former manager is now
"non-existent".
The Irishman, who won seven Premier League
titles, four FA Cups and the Champions
League under Ferguson between 1993 and
2005, feels his former manager has failed to
show him enough respect for his on-field
achievements.
Keane believes Ferguson's praise for him in
his recently-released autobiography for
"covering every blade of grass" in United's
1999 Champions League semi-final second
leg against Juventus was disparaging.
"Stuff like that almost insults me. I get
offended when people give quotes like that
about me. It's like praising the postman for
delivering letters," he said.
Keane was speaking in an ITV4 documentary
called Keane and Vieira: The Best of Enemies
which airs on Tuesday night and outlines his
rivalry with former Arsenal captain Patrick
Vieira.
 
Keane believes Ferguson's praise for him in his recently-released autobiography for "covering every blade of grass" in United's 1999 Champions League semi-final second leg against Juventus was disparaging. "Stuff like that almost insults me. I get offended when people give quotes like that about me. It's like praising the postman for delivering letters," he said.
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Oh Roy.
 
Roy is a complete nutter. Only he can construe that praise in a different manner.
 
Keane was one tough bastard ....

I don't blame him for cutting off ties with Fergie !!!


Any Carrick fans want to compare him to Roy ?
 
I started United tunnel row - Vieira



Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira has revealed he
started the infamous tunnel row between the
Gunners and Manchester United in 2005.
Vieira sparked a hostile exchange between the
two bitter rivals at Highbury as the players
lined up in the tunnel ahead of kick-off.
The bust-up was partially captured by
television cameras, with United's Roy Keane
responding angrily after Vieira exchanged
words with Gary Neville.
United went on to win the Premier League
clash 4-2, with neither side punished for the
fracas, and former France star Vieira admitted
he caused the tunnel chaos in an ITV
documentary, Keane and Vieira: The Best of
Enemies, to be screened on Tuesday.
"I started it," Vieira said. "I was cool, I was
really calm, I was smiling at him - and then he
lost it.
"When we played at Old Trafford his (Gary
Neville's) tackling was flying in on Robert
Pires and he was doing it on purpose, and I
said 'listen, we are not at Old Trafford here,
this is Highbury'.
"So I said to him 'if you touch Robert, I will
come after you'."
Keane explained how he joined the assembled
players waiting to take the pitch to find Vieira
mid-flow with Neville.
"When we were going out for the start of the
game I had forgotten my armband, and when I
came out I had seen you at the top of the
tunnel having a go at Gary," Keane said.
"What really annoyed me that night was that
you were picking on Gary, you were almost
picking on the weakest link, so that's what got
my back up.
"There were two or three of you ganging up on
Gary, simple as that."
Keane admitted he "hated" Arsenal at the peak
of the sides' rivalry, which saw the two clubs
win nine Premier League titles between
1995-96 and 2003-04.
"I had a lot of hatred for Arsenal because they
were big rivals," Keane said.
"I can't think of any other word that springs to
mind when I was going into battle with
Arsenal. Hatred was the word."
Meanwhile, Vieira believes his former club's
lack of leadership could ruin their bid to end a
woeful run of eight years without a trophy.
Few would question the tough-tackling
Frenchman's leadership qualities and Arsene
Wenger's side have failed to win a major
trophy since Vieira's 2005 exit.
They finally look capable of ending that barren
run this season after climbing five points clear
at the top of the Premier League.
However, Vieira still believes the relatively
young squad would benefit from greater
guidance when the going gets tough.
"I think when you look at Arsenal they play
fantastic football, but you need to win games
playing badly and I don't think Arsenal are
capable of that at the moment," Vieira said.
"And maybe as well there is a lack of
leadership. They may not have a Tony Adams,
a Sol Campbell, a Martin Keown.
"These kinds of players who can be a leader
on and off the field."
 
Manchester United will be relegated at this rate. Alex, what were you smoking when you picked Moyes as your successor???
 
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