Keane 'humiliated' by MUTV gagging
Wednesday, 2 November 2005 11:03Roy Keane is reportedly on the verge of quitting Manchester United after his analysis of the club's 4-1 defeat to Middlesbrough was pulled from MUTV.
According to The Daily Mirror, Keane said that United should be selling players rather than buying them, claiming that: "We should be getting rid of people in January."
But Keane reserved his most stinging criticism for Rio Ferdinand, of whom he said: "You are paid £120,000 a week and play well for 20 minutes against Tottenham and you think you are a superstar."
Keane, who is currently out of the side with a foot injury, is also reported to have said that there is a lack of leadership at Manchester United. He added: "The younger players have been let down by some of the more experienced ones - they are not leading. There is a shortage of characters."
According to The Sun, Keane feels humiliated by MUTV's decision not to air the programme.
The United captain also criticised a number other of players, including fellow Irishmen John O'Shea and Liam Miller.
