Roy Keane aims a dig at Sir Alex Ferguson for missing a Manchester derby in 2000
Roy Keane rekindles his feud with Sir Alex Ferguson with a sarcastic joke about missing a Manchester derby to get to his son’s wedding, mocking Fergie’s claim that he “always did what was right” was for United’
- Roy Keane left Manchester United amid a falling out with then manager Alex Ferguson
- The Irish midfielder does not appear to have forgiven the club legend 18 years later
- He lashed out at Ferguson for missing the 2000 Manchester derby
Roy Keane has criticized legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson for missing a 2000 Manchester derby to attend his son’s wedding.
The outspoken midfielder spent 13 seasons under Ferguson at Old Trafford, but left on unsavory terms in 2005 after criticizing his teammates in an interview on the club’s own TV channel – MUTV.
Keane has held a certain grudge against his former boss ever since, punching him out again during a recent appearance The overlap.
With Keane and Gary Neville asking the final score of the first derby they started together in a quiz against Sportsmail’s Micah Richards and Jill Sott, they recalled a 2000 match where Steve McClaren led the side in Ferguson’s absence.
Ferguson, always determined that his players should put the club first, missed that game to attend his son’s wedding in South Africa.
Roy Keane has taken a close look at legendary Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson
He recalled the legendary boss missing a Manchester derby to attend his son’s wedding
When asked by Scott why the 13-time Premier League winner wasn’t at the game, Keane didn’t need an invitation to take a shot at his old manager.
The Sky expert replied, “His son was getting married
“Because he always did what was right for Man United, but he obviously went to his son’s wedding.”
His typical dry response got laughter from the other guests before Neville tried to backtrack on the question.
Ferguson’s absence from the game made little difference to United’s season as they beat their rivals 1–0 thanks to a David Beckham goal and went on to win a third straight Premier League title.
Discussion of Manchester derbies came ahead of tomorrow’s game which will see United and City face each other in an FA Cup final for the first time.
Red Devils fans will be desperate to win tomorrow and prevent the Cityzens from matching their famous 1999 treble, but Erik ten Hag insisted the game is more than just spoiling their rivals’ season.
Roy Keane sarcastically joked that the manager had ‘always done what was right for Man United’
Ferguson’s absence made little difference that year as United went on to win their third league title in a row
He said ahead of the game: “It’s not about stopping City. It’s about winning the cup. It’s a great opportunity.’
“This is a good test for us. I think City have done very well. They play very good football, so they deserve it, but I don’t watch them.
“Of course I look at our opponents, but we look at ourselves and you have to see where you are as a club and you have to progress from there and I think we did that last season. Wembley is probably the best stadium in the world and to be there is very exciting.’
Ten Hag also revealed that Antony is expected to miss the match through injury, while Pep Guardiola confirmed that backup goalkeeper Stefan Ortega will start the match.
