ROY KEANE has broken his silence on the major bust-up he had with an Ipswich fan last month.
The Manchester United legend was involved in a heated argument with a fan during an advert break while working for Sky Sports as his old club drew 1-1 with Ipswich at Portman Road.
In a video of the incident, the 53-year-old was heard telling a fan he would wait for them in the car park after the fan had yelled, “F*** you Keane”.
The confrontation prompted an investigation by Sky chiefs to ascertain what happened, but Keane was back on TV the following Sunday for Liverpool’s game against Manchester City.
But Keane has now lifted the lid of what happened from his point of view.
Speaking on a live showing of the Stick To Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, Keane said: “I wasn’t angry at the Ipswich Town game.
“What happens when we’re doing matches and the analysis is happening at the end of the match when fans can be up or down, whatever emotions they are feeling – and people think they can abuse you, and it seems to be a, ‘We’re supposed to accept that’.
“I went over to him twice – I said, ‘No problem, if you want to abuse me or if you want a discussion with me, well I’m working’.
“I went over to him twice at different stages and he was swearing in front of kids.
“I said, ‘If you want to see me afterwards’ – and people thought I was asking him for a [fight] – I said, ‘I’ll see you in the car park’.
“Where else was I going to see him? He wasn’t there! I couldn’t say see you in the lounge. They were obviously asked to leave the ground.”
The comment prompted laughter from co-stars on the live panel, including Ian Wright, Jill Scott, Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Derek Chisora.
Wright admitted he was “quite angry” at the incident, before Keane spoke about it.
More to follow.
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