Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane believes Jadon Sancho is starting to grow into his role at Old Trafford following his performance in Sunday afternoon's 4-2 win over Leeds.
01.02.2022 - 22:53 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
It’s 17 years to the day since Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira’s infamous tunnel bust-up, which became one of the biggest moments in Premier League history.
The incident occurred as Manchester United and Arsenal prepared to make their way out at Highbury ahead of their meeting in 2005.
As the cameras cut to the tunnel for the usual shot of the teams walking onto the pitch, Keane could be seen furiously shouting at Vieira, telling the Gunners captain “we’ll see you out there!”
It’s a moment that has gone down in history, and became a flashpoint in the two teams’ rivalry under Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger.
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Keane and Vieira have since put their differences aside and have been seen working together on plenty of occasions as pundits, although that incident at Highbury has followed over the years.
Here’s what some of the key players have said about bust-up.
“I was never one for argy-bargy or slagging people off in the tunnel, but Patrick had threatened Gary [Neville] in the tunnel and I felt he crossed the line,' Keane said back in 2019.
“The key for me after that is don't be distracted by it. Focus on the match. The most important thing that night was to win the game, which we did.
“I always think these things look worse than what they really are. It summed up the rivalry.”
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