Keane: McCarthy was right to send me home

Last updated : 27 May 2002 By


United skipper Roy Keane says Republic of Ireland boss Mick McCarthy was right to send home from the Irish World Cup camp following his outburst.

"I don't regret what I said, but at the same time I agree that Mick had to send me home," admitted Keane.

"A player cannot speak to a manager like that and continue to work under him. Of that charge, I am guilty.

"I have never called Sir Alex Ferguson anything of the kind. We have had our arguments, of course, but I would not be a Manchester United player today if I had ever spoken to him like that."

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