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Eamon Doggett

Eastenders actor's Roy Keane impression hailed as brilliant - but not everyone agrees

An Eastenders actor's impression of Roy Keane has divided opinion on social media.

Jamie Borthwick, who has played the role of Jay Brown on the soap since 2006, revealed on Soccer AM that his party piece is doing an impression of the former Ireland and Manchester United captain.

The actor then proceeded to imitate Keane doing one of his now-regular rants about the state of the current United team.

Many people on social media praised Borthwick's impression as 'brilliant', but there were some who thought the accent was far removed from Keane's Cork roots.

One user said: "Roy Keane if he was English." While another commented: "Only if Roy had just eaten a cylinder of helium."

Keane has become one of television's most popular football pundits since joining the Sky Sports team, but this has also coincided with a terrible spell for his former club, United.

A 4-0 away loss to Brighton on Saturday ended any faint chance United had of qualifying for next year's Champions League, and many fans wished that Keane had been in the Sky Sports studio to lay the knife into the players.

Instead Keane took in Kerry's Munster Football Championship win over his native Cork at Pairc Ui Rinn on Saturday evening.

The Man United icon did his best to keep a low profile as he sported a cap (although maybe that was also just to keep the sun out of his eyes) but was seen sharing a laugh with a friend.

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