KEANE SACK THREAT

Last updated : 11 September 2002 By Editor
From MUTV:

"You can't keep having your captain involved in controversial situations. Manchester United are one of the biggest clubs in the world and if you are going to captain them you have to handle yourself immaculately on and off the pitch.

"Obviously that is impossible for anyone, but Roy has to make sure incidents such as these are few and far between.

"If he is involved in too many more controversies, Sir Alex might look at the situation and think whether he should give the captaincy to David Beckham or Gary Neville just to take the pressure off a little bit.

"People have come out with ridiculous comments suggesting he might pack the game in but after everything that's happened it's not a bad thing Roy is getting the chance to step back from the limelight because of his operation.

"He is an honest lad and an exceptional player but sometimes you can be too honest and a lot of things that have happened recently have been damaging to both him and Manchester United."