Micah Richards has seen the funny side after Roy Keane left him off the podium when naming his top three football pundits.
The pair have often shared a studio during Sky Sports' coverage of Premier League football, locking horns on a regular basis. We have even seen former Manchester City defender Richards enjoy a laugh at ex-Man Utd captain Keane's expense during a period where City have regularly sat head and shoulders above their neighbours.
Keane was joined by Jamie Carragher and host David Jones on Monday Night Football when the subject of the best pundits came up after Nottingham Forest drew with Aston Villa in the live game. And there was no room for Richards, who has won plenty of fans since moving from the pitch to the studio after retiring from professional football at the relatively young age of 31.
Keane began by naming Carragher in his top three, saying the pair had done a deal. "What does help when you listen to people like Jamie is they're very passionate, they love what they do and I think that comes across" he said.
"I think Nev [Gary Neville] is very good. I have to go with Nev because again obviously I want tickets for the Salford games," he laughed.
"And I like Graeme [Souness]. When I was growing up I would watch Graeme as a player and I thought he was a brilliant player, so he's always had that influence on me. I've done some work with him and, again, I think Graeme thinks along the same lines as me."
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After hearing Keane's choices, Jones couldn't resist pointing out the big omission. "Spare a thought for Micah Richards who's just sobbing on his sofa right now", he said, prompting laughter from Carragher and a shake of the head from Keane.
Richards had some fun with it as well, sharing a meme which effectively said the same thing. "I thought we had something special" was the caption.
Keane and Richards recently found themselves together in the studio for the Manchester derby, where City ran riot against their rivals. The 6-3 win made it three victories over three different United managers in the last three meetings, and the two pundits were on the same page.
"They got overran in midfield, defensively all over the shop," Keane said of his former club. "No leadership, there was nothing there from Man United."
I said before the game the midfield would be the key area but United just couldn't deal with them," Richards added. "Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan ran the game, Foden running off the lines, Haaland running in behind as well, everything clicked."
