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Roy Keane did “the most Roy Keane thing ever” during Man Utd legends v Liverpool legends

Roy Keane was part of the Manchester United Legends side that took on Liverpool at Anfield.

The two northern rivals met on Saturday afternoon and it was the Merseyside club’s team of icons that emerged victorious by a scoreline of 2-1.

Dimitar Berbatov opened the scoring with a marvellous early strike, before Mark Gonzalez equalised – his second goal in two matches against United Legends.

The winner was scored by Florent Sinama-Pongolle late on, which will have been a sweet moment for him personally after he came off injured in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford.

Keane’s brief cameo vs Liverpool Legends

Keane had to wait until the 75th minute to enter the fray and as he stood on the touchline waiting to come on, the Irishman was given a rather hostile welcome by the Anfield crowd.

They’ve clearly not forgotten his countless heated battles against Liverpool as a professional player…

Video: Keane’s hostile reception from Liverpool fans

Yeah, Keane’s still not the most popular figure on Merseyside, which is certainly understandable given his ties to United.

The man himself won’t care about that one bit either and just seconds after entering the Anfield pitch, the Sky Sports pundit went ‘full Roy Keane’.

Keane was approached by his former teammate Ronny Johnsen and kindly offered the captain’s armband, but he was in no mood to take it.

The former Ireland international jokingly pushed Johnsen away, before having a little chinwag with Quinton Fortune.

Fittingly, the commentator on duty said: “Is that the most Roy Keane thing ever?”

Video: Keane refused Johnsen’s kind gesture

Fair play, Keano.

The 51-year-old is widely regarded as one of United’s greatest ever captains. He was first given the armband by Sir Alex Ferguson in 1997 and held on to it all the way up until his acrimonious departure in late 2005.

Keane captained the side during their famous treble-winning season in 1998/99 and always led by example on the pitch.

Arguably his best display of leadership came during the 1998/99 campaign, when he almost single-handedly dragged United to the Champions League final after they fell 2-0 behind to Juventus.

Keane would miss the final itself through suspension as a result of picking up a yellow card, but didn’t let that stop him from putting the Italian side to the sword with his unquestionable brilliance.

On Keane’s incredible semi-final second leg performance, Ferguson remarked: “It was the most emphatic display of selflessness I have seen on a football field.

“Pounding over every blade of grass, competing as if he would rather die of exhaustion than lose, he inspired all around him.

“I felt such an honour to be associated with such a player.”

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