![]() I’m not saying Giggsy wasn’t but do I leave Ronaldo out? One of the world’s greatest players. He could do everything.” Keane was also asked why Giggs wasn’t selected.“Having a great career doesn’t mean you’re a great player,” he replied. He was the best English player and one of the best United players that I played against. ![]() Even Vieira found some of Keane’s selections puzzling.Asked by the presenter how he’d change Keane’s team, the former Arsenal star said: “Scholes, no doubt about it. ![]() No Gary Neville.Fitting them all in is impossible, of course, but Parker and Ince were two particularly unexpected inclusions.Remember: this was the same year that Keane was fuming with Sir Alex Ferguson following comments made in the iconic Man Utd manager’s autobiography.And Scholes, Giggs and Neville - members of the club’s revered ‘Class of ’92’ - all held Fergie in extremely high regard during and after their careers. They could play when teams wanted to play, and if teams wanted to fight us they’d fight with the best of them.” There are obviously some notable omissions from Keane’s team.No Paul Scholes. If you’re going to battle against Arsenal then you want people like Eric in your team.” In conclusion, Keane added: “This team, I felt like they were all very good characters. They’d obviously won a few cups and Eric was just that difference. When he came, United had threatened to win the league for many, many years. When I saw him one-on-one with the goalkeeper, I just knew it was a goal.” Centre-forward: Eric Cantona“Big character. Scored goals for fun.” Central midfield: Paul Ince“I played with Ince in his prime and people tend to forget how good he was.” Central midfield: Roy Keane“If I’m going to leave anybody out it would probably be myself for probably Scholsey.” Right-wing: David Beckham“I found it very hard to leave Becks out because of his work-rate, the amount of goals he gets, his assists, his set-play delivery.” Centre-forward: Ruud van Nistelrooy“In terms of finishers, Ruud was the guy for that. Top, top defender.” Left-wing: Cristiano Ronaldo“Ronaldo, a young player when he came to United, great attitude. Tough guy.” Right-back: Paul Parker“I played with Parks in his prime. Always looked tired.” Centre-back: Jaap Stam“Top centre-half. ![]() Even after two minutes of a game, he looked like he’d been playing for an hour. Believe it or not, we actually didn’t get on that well together - you might be surprised to hear! An absolute top, top goalkeeper.” Left-back: Denis Irwin“Good at set-pieces, could defend, trained properly, good lad - and he’s an Irishman, which always helps!” Centre-back: Gary Pallister“Pallister for his size. They even recorded a fascinating documentary together in 2013 titled ‘Keane and Vieira: Best of Enemies’.And on that programme - which is still well worth a watch, by the way - Keane was asked to name an XI comprised of the best teammates he played with during his 12-year spell at Man Utd.His XI raised many eyebrows at the time.Here’s who Keane went for… Goalkeeper: Peter Schmeichel“By far the best ‘keeper. But that’s precisely what happened.ITV hired them both and while the term ‘friends’ might be a stretch, they certainly became good acquaintances. ![]() Nobody would ever have imagined back then that they’d end up working together as pundits years later. Manchester United and Arsenal go head-to-head on Sunday afternoon and this classic Premier League fixture always brings back memories of Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira’s ferocious battles in midfield.Very few players stood up to Keane, United’s fearsome and formidable captain, but Vieira was one of them.The Frenchman gave as good as he got and the pair clashed on numerous occasions during the early 2000s. ![]()
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