ROY KEANE has revealed what he believes was Sir Alex Ferguson’s greatest strength - although he ruled out peace talks with his former boss. The Republic of Ireland legend, 52, won 19 trophies during his 12 years as a player under Fergie at Old Trafford. He also became the most decorated captain in the club’s history while wearing the armband from 1997 to 2005.
But Keane’s fairytale with United ended in explosive fashion after a fall-out with the Scot following an infamous interview he did on MUTV . He criticised his teammates following the 4-1 defeat against Middlesbrough and within days he agreed to let the Red Devils terminate his contract. During the latest episode of Stick to Football , brought to you by Sky Bet , Keane insists he still feels he did nothing wrong and that he has no desire to make amends with his old boss.
However, when asked about what Ferguson’s greatest strength was, he said: “The one thing I’d always praise the manager for is at the time he obviously had to manage some really good players and big characters – I always felt particularly with team talks and coming up with the football side of it, I always thought he said the right thing, at the right time. “Through all those team talks – hundreds of team talks – to kind of get it right, mostly, I liked that – I liked the fact that he’s just got that balance right regarding being tough, or being fair with people. “I no doubt caused him trouble when I was a bit younger – whether.