Roy Keane has made a remarkable return to Man United, 18 years after his acrimonious exit, to promote the club's third kit for the upcoming season.
A promotional video was released by the club today, featuring current players such as Casemiro, Marcus Rashford, and Garnacho, with Keane taking centre stage in the video, narrating and speaking of the importance of supporting the club.
The return of Keane - given the circumstances of his exit in 2005, when he was forced out by Alex Ferguson after criticising his teammates in an interview with MUTV - is one of great magnitude after years of a seemingly bitter relationship with the club he gave so much for during his years there as a player.
Roy Keane Makes Man United Return For First Time Since 2005
It’s too late to say no.
You’re in. For life. Devils only.#MUFC || @adidasFootball
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 8, 2023
Roy Keane promoting Man Utd's new kit, with a nod to his famous prawn sandwich comments. Who would have thought it. https://t.co/Daj4jb33h5
— Simon Stone (@sistoney67) August 8, 2023
Man United unveiled their new third kit with Roy Keane modelling for the first time since the 2002 home kit 👕
Roy did a great job modelling… because that’s his job 😅 pic.twitter.com/KjWzoJsNtZ
— SPORTbible (@sportbible) August 8, 2023
Roy Keane doing work for the club again after everything that went down with Sir Alex is quite something.
Could there have been a peace offering? #MUFC
— Stretford Paddock (@StretfordPaddck) August 8, 2023
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The video ends with a tongue-in-cheek moment as Keane sits at a table with a plate of prawn sandwiches, in reference to his infamous comments from 2000.
"Our fans away from home are as good as any, but some of them come here and you have to wonder do they understand the game of football?," Keane said after a Champions League game against Dynamo Kiev.
"We're 1-0 up, then there are one or two stray passes and they're getting on players' backs. It's just not on.
"At the end of the day they need to get behind the team. Away from home our fans are fantastic, I'd call them the hardcore fans.
"But at home they have a few drinks and probably the prawn sandwiches, and they don't realise what's going on out on the pitch."
The video, and the prawn sandwich gag shows the light-hearted side of Keane that we have seen more often during his recent years with Sky Sports, and a mending of his relationship with Man United.
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