"What I said - as I have always said - is that Roy Keane has got the potential to be a manager if that is what he wanted to be.
"He is taking his badges and it all seems quite straightforward.
"But as usual everything has been spun out of all proportion. These were comments made eight weeks ago.
"He is our captain and he plays - that is his job
"The unfortunate part about this job is that you have to deny or refute something every week because we are big news.
"The idea that we would tout the best forward in Europe around is such rubbish it's hardly worth commenting on.
"The truth is we are not touting Ruud, we have not been touting Ruud and there is no chance of us touting him in the future."