11 people who have stood up to Roy Keane: Haaland, Souness, Klopp…

Despite being one of the most terrifying men in football, there are a few brave people who have dared to confront Roy Keane over the years.

The former Manchester United captain has never been afraid to air his opinions, inevitably upsetting a few players and managers in the process.

We’ve looked at 11 people who have stood up against Keane and tried to put him in his place.

Keane made the headlines when he described Haaland as a “League Two player” earlier this year.

“The levels of his general play are so poor,” Keane told Sky Sports at the end of March.

“Not just today, laying stuff off, headers, whatever it might be… in front of goal he is the best in the world but his general play for such a player is so poor.”

It’s safe to say that Haaland didn’t take those comments lying down and following a four-goal haul against Wolves, he took his chance to bite back at the Irish pundit.

When asked about Keane’s comments, Haaland told reporters: “I don’t really care that much about that man, so that’s all right.”

Two of the most intimidating men that British and Irish football have ever produced, squabbling over an Argentina penalty decision.

Get the popcorn out.

After watching Liverpool beat Arsenal 3-1 in 2020, Keane claimed that the Reds had been ‘sloppy’ at moments during the game.

Klopp overheard part of the analysis and was clearly irked by the remark, insisting it had been a perfect performance from his side.

“Did I hear right that Mr Keane said we had a sloppy performance tonight because I could hear you already? Did he say that?” Klopp asked.

“This was a sloppy performance tonight? Maybe he spoke about another game. It cannot be this game, sorry. That’s an incredible description. This was absolutely exceptional. Nothing was sloppy,