"You have to balance these things out because you cannot have a winner and a perfect gentleman, the two things don't go together..
"I can understand how the revelations disturbed some supporters.
"But it is very difficult to criticise someone who has committed himself to Manchester United the way Roy has for the past nine years.
"Every minute of his whole life is dedicated to the club and to winning football matches and it is very difficult to get people like that.
"We have spoken to him a lot and made him aware of his responsibilities but those flashes of temper are always going to be there.
"You also have to get to know someone because if people did, they wouldn't say half the things they do about him.
"Keane is coming on terrific now. He's doing really well.
"With our situation at the moment I just hope we can speed it up.