KEANO HINTS THAT UNITED HAVE GONE SOFT

"I like pushing myself and the people around me hard but there seems to be a fault with that in the modern day.

“People were quite happy with that up to a few months ago then, all of a sudden, things changed.

“The level we play at, I probably don’t tiptoe around people.

“But I think generally over my career — I’ve been a professional for 15 or 16 years — 99 people out of a hundred I’ve played with will probably have liked me and enjoyed playing with me.”

"I think my reputation’s been misrepresented. A few of my team-mates from United have been on the phone this morning already. So I couldn’t have been that bad. I am sure I will change parts of my character here . . . for a day!

"There will be an element of getting to know the players, sussing them out and finding out who the joker in the pack is. I’ll enjoy that side of it. I’ll enjoy working with the manager and the staff — a different voice, different ideas."