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Oisin Doherty

Roy Keane 'perfect fit' to be future Manchester United boss says Djibril Cissé

Djibril Cissé believes Roy Keane would be a 'perfect fit' for the role of manager of Manchester United.

Since retiring in 2006, Keane has tried his hand at management to varying levels of success with Sunderland and Ipswich.

He achieved promotion to the Premier League with Sunderland in his first full season as manager before leaving the position midway through his third season. He took over Ipswich in 2009 and was in charge for almost two years.

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Cissé played under Keane at Sunderland during the 08/09 season and scored 10 goals for the Black Cats during that loan spell. The Frenchman was impressed by Keane's management style and believes he would do well as manager of Manchester United.

I think Keane can manage Manchester United for sure. He knows the club, the city and everything by heart," Cissé told Lord Ping.

"He knows everything there. He is a club legend who captained the team. He would be a perfect match."

Cissé only played for Keane for a number of months due to the Corkman leaving the role in December 2009. During that time Cissé got to know Keane and claims that the public perception of the Sky Sports pundit is rather different to the Keane he played for.

"Roy Keane as a human being was very different from what everyone says about him - in terms of him being angry and screaming all the time.

"He was actually really calm. He was a fair manager, if you were a better player than another in your position you would be playing instead of them.

"It was a short period of time, but I really liked him."

Since departing the Tractor Boys in 2011, Keane has held assistant manager roles with the Republic of Ireland, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest.

Despite openly wanting to get back into management and being bookies' favourites to take numerous top jobs, Keane hasn't managed a club in almost 12 years.

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