Roy Keane left viewers and his fellow Sky Sports pundits in fits of a laughter with a cheeky request to Erik ten Hag after Manchester United advanced to the Carabao Cup final.
The Red Devils booked their place in the decider with a 5-0 aggregate victory over Nottingham Forest and will now face Newcastle at Wembley on February 26.
Ten Hag spoke to Sky Sports pitchside after Wednesday's match, with Keane asking the United boss if he could sort him out with some tickets for the final, but only on one condition.
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Keane said: "And if you've got any spare tickets for the final, you'd let me know, just two complimentary if that's okay?" Ten Hag responded: "Yes I think so Roy, no problem." Keane jokingly then made his request clear: "Complimentary though, I'm not paying," which left his colleagues in fits of laughter.
Keane also praised the Dutchman for bringing a feel-good factor back to the club.
He stated: "When the manager came in, United were rock bottom and we had to talk about the recruitment, but what I think was key as well was the five or six players that left.
"I'm not knocking all these players, Pogba, Mata, Matic, Jesse Lingard, lads who'd been around and knew they were leaving. They knew they'd be leaving and their contracts were up for most of them and I think that wasn't helping.
"There definitely feels around the club a new energy, the new manager has put a few markers down after a bad to start to the season, and that momentum and that feel good factor is back at the club. The energy levels are different."
Ten Hag stressed after the game that although making the final is "great", it will mean little if United don't go on to lift the trophy.
He said: "It's great. Finals, you play them to win. It's not an achievement to come into a final. We want to win. First, we have other things to do, and come back to the Premier League.
"I told the players as well, you have to bring it every game. They have to bring the intensity and we are United. When you are a United player, you have to match the standards. We are looking forward, it's great to go to Wembley. To go and face Newcastle United, which is a great team, but it is far away for us now.
"I just said to everybody, we are looking forward to the Premier League and Saturday against Crystal Palace. We bury the cup and focus on the next week."
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