Ferguson writes of how Keane, who spent 12-and-a-half years at the heart of a fearsome United midfield, struggled to cope when his powers as a player waned.
But Keane has responded to the 71-year-old, questioning Ferguson’s motivations behind writing a second autobiography.
Barb: Roy Keane responded to Sir Alex Ferguson while in the studio at ITV
Something funny, lads? Ian Wright (centre) and Lee Dixon (left) chuckled during Keane's response
Appearing on ITV ahead of Arsenal’s Champions League group game against Borussia Dortmund, Keane was asked by host Adrian Chiles about his feelings on Ferguson’s tirade.
‘I'm okay. I'm quite relaxe,’ Keane said. ‘I remember having conversations with the manager when I was at the club about loyalty. But in my opinion he doesn't know the meaning of the word.’
‘It doesn’t bother me too much what he has to say about me, but to constantly criticise other players at the club who brought him a lot of success I find very strange. But I certainly won’t be losing any sleep over it.’
Ferguson has written two books now, but Keane is perplexed as to why people publish more than one.
‘I just don’t think a manager needs to do that,’ the former Nottingham Forest midfielder continued. ‘I’m not sure how many books he’s written now but he has to draw the line eventually and say “listen, these players have all been top servants to Man United”.
‘A lot of these players helped the manager win lots of trophies so imagine what he’d have said if we’d never won a trophy.
‘We brought success to the club, we gave it everything we had when we were there, but it’s just part of modern life. People like to do books and criticise their ex-players.’
Keane did publish his own autobiography in 2004, titled Keane: The Autobiography.
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