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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Will Freeman

Roy Keane told he could have been Man Utd manager but "is his own problem"

Roy Keane has been told that his approach is what cost him potentially becoming Manchester United manager, with former teammate Dwight Yorke revealing his drawbacks as a leader.

Yorke played for United between 1998 & 2002, with Keane being the captain throughout that period, a spell which peaked with United's treble win in 1999. Sir Alex Ferguson was the manager at that time, but Keane's on-pitch leadership skills had him singled out for a future in management.

Keane did become a manager, winning promotion with Sunderland in his first full season of coaching during the 2006/07 season. He later resigned, however, and latterly took the Ipswich job, before being sacked in January 2011.

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