Roy Keane Quotes

They have a few drinks, and maybe the prawn sandwiches, and they don't realise what's going on out on the pitch.

No celebrity bullshit,no self promotion,an amazingly gifted player who remained an unaffected human being

If it had come to a fight, Patrick [Vieira] could probably have killed me.

People say 'go with the flow' but do you know what goes with the flow? Dead fish.

Aggression is what I do. I go to war. You don't contest football matches in a reasonable state of mind.

I don't believe skill was, or ever will be, the result of coaches. It is a result of a love affair between the child and the ball.

I got Robbie's mobile number and rang him. It went to his voicemail: 'Hi, it's Robbie - whazzup!' Like the Budweiser ad. I never called him back. I thought: 'I can't be f****** signing that'.

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

I'm not at Manchester United to keep everyone happy.

I don't think some of the people who come to Old Trafford can spell football, never mind understand it.

Happiness is not being afraid.

I can't understand why people in Scotland rave about Darren Fletcher.

I just hope he doesn't frighten the players 'cos they're frigtened enough right now.

Hopefully kids will look at me and see that your dreams can come true.

I hate losing in training, I'm always arguing, having a go at everybody. I take my job very seriously.'

If you love Senegal so much, why don't you play for them?

Maybe Gary (Neville) deserves to be chased up a tunnel every now and then - there would be a queue for him, probably. But you have to draw a line eventually.

Patrick Vieira is 6 foot 4, and he starts having a go at Gary Neville, so I said 'come on have a go at me,' that's it.

I still say the '94 Double team is the best. They could outfight you or outplay you, depending on the way you wanted it. But this side is moving in the same direction.

Before the game there was all this stuff about anti-racism and anti-bullying. It would be a good idea to start wearing wristbands for anti-diving.

Sometimes you wonder, do referees understand the game of football?

He's been like a fresh of breath air.

Some people come to Old Trafford and can't spell football, let alone understand it. They have a few drinks and a prawn sandwich but don't realise what's happening on the pitch

These so-called big stars are people we are supposed to be looking up to. Well they are weak and soft. Priorities have changed in football and they are being dictated to by their wives.

When results aren't good the manager gets the sack, that's the game.

I am not naive enough to settle for anything less than a reasonable valuation of my worth.

I love it when the team scores... the lads are always giving me stick because of it, but I'm just so happy I can't help it.

Just because a club says a player is not for sale, it doesn't necessarily mean that.

The last time I was charged by the FA they had a murder lawyer in against me, so it's going to be a hard case to win.

United could soon overtake Arsenal as the chief threat to Chelsea, and defiant Keane vowed: We will keep fighting to the end. We are Manchester United, that is what we do.

The type of game I play, I'm going to pick injuries and suspensions, unfortunately.

If it's not a contract I want then I won't sign it. That's not a threat.

I try and have a relaxed attitude and stay quite switched off until about an hour before kick-off.