Roy Keane and Paul Scholes have shared their thoughts on Kobbie Mainoo’s return to the Manchester United line-up, following Michael Carrick’s appointment as interim head coach. The midfielder has worked his way back into the starting XI after being sidelined during Ruben Amorim’s time in charge.

Roy Keane thinks the frenzy around Kobbie Mainoo's revival sums up the media hysteria that constantly surrounds Manchester United

A new movie tells the story of an infamous falling out between the Republic of Ireland captain and his manager, Mick McCarthy, in 2002

Also starring Steve Coogan as Mick McCarthy, Saipan dramatises the infamous fallout between the Republic of Ireland's captain and his gaffer on the lead up to the 2002 World Cup

In the summer of 2002, a dispute inside the Republic of Ireland’s football camp spiralled into a national controversy. Few sporting rows have lodged themselves in the Irish imagination as stubbornly as Keane v McCarthy in Saipan, culminating in Keane’s departure from the Irish World Cup squad.

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Steve Coogan takes on the role of the manager in the film, which hit cinemas on Friday, chronicling the infamous bust-up between McCarthy and Roy Keane ahead of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The clash between McCarthy, who was Ireland's boss at the time, and Keane, the team captain, led to the midfielder's dismissal from the squad.

Roy Keane has stepped up as a mentor to his future son-in-law and Southampton star Taylor Harwood-Bellis. The Manchester United legend’s daughter, Leah, is soon to wed Harwood-Bellis, who proposed to her in June 2024 on a yacht off the Amalfi Coast.