History will undoubtedly record Roy Keane as one of Manchester United's greatest ever captains. While he led his side to more than enough trophies to earn the title, the Corkonian famously missed the 1999 Champions League final.
The final that year saw Manchester United face off against Bayern Munich in a heavy-weight clash in Barcelona's Camp Nou. While Manchester United would go on to record a sensational 2-1 win over their German opposition, they would do so without the help of Roy Keane.
Not known for his love of the rule book, Keane had picked up yellow cards in Manchester United's earlier games against Inter Milan and Juventus, cards that earned him a one-game suspension and cost him the opportunity to appear in one of football's most esteemed finals.
Roy Keane reveals Champions League moment that left him livid
Despite Roy Keane being no stranger to the consequences of sporting bans, in his autobiography The Second Half, the midfielder revealed that the constant reminder of it left him wanting to tell ITV host Adrian Chiles 'Fuck You'.
In the extract from Keane's book, the Manchester United legend revealed that Xabi Alonso's 2014 Champions League suspension was a painful reminder of his 1999 ordeal.
At the end of the game, Real were lifting the trophy. Steven Gerrard was in the studio, the guest.
"Steven Gerrard you know what it's like to lift this trophy?"- "Yeah it's great"
Xabi Alonso, the Real player, had been suspended for the game, and Adrian asked me what that felt like, becuase I'd been suspended for the final in 1999.
"And Roy What do you think Alonso's thinking? - because you didn't play in a Champions League final"
He'd asked the question several times. We spoke about it after the semi-final, when Alonso had picked up his second yellow card. We spoke about it again before the final. Now I was being asked the question again. I just thought 'not again'.
I felt like saying Adrian - 'Fuck You'.
I didn't say it obviously, although it was after ten o'clock, after the watershed, so I might have got away with it.
While both Xabi Alonso and Roy Keane ended up on the winning sides in their respective finals, winning Europe's top trophy will undoubtedly have been a bittersweet moment for the pair, who missed out on two of the biggest days in their club's history.
Despite Keane having little thanks for his host or punditry itself that evening, the Cork native has gone on to become the station's most prolific presenter and their go-to-man for the biggest games in International football.
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