‘Cold’ – Roy Keane leaves Ian Wright speechless as he recalls brutal way Manchester United told him of axing
Manchester United's handling of Roy Keane's exit left Arsenal legend Ian Wright speechless.
The Red Devils icon has opened up on his acrimonious Old Trafford departure in November 2005 after falling out with Sir Alex Ferguson.
He departed shortly after an interview he gave to MUTV where he criticised his teammates following the 4-1 defeat against Middlesbrough.
And the 52-year-old has now recalled how he was told his time at United was over, insisting they showed him a lack of respect — just as the club did to Jaap Stam and Paul Ince.
Dutch defender Stam was informed by Ferguson in his car that he was being sold to Lazio after he took exception to comments made by him in his book.
Meanwhile, Ince told talkSPORT how United sold him to Inter Milan against his wishes, with Ferguson informing him at a golf course.
Speaking on The Overlap's 'Stick to Football' podcast about his own exit, Keane discussed his last meeting with Ferguson and ex-United chief executive David Gill.
He said: «I generally have no problem when a club says to a player, it’s the game we’re in.
»You’re [Wright] getting called to Paris and they’re trying [Arsene Wenger and David Dein] to have a chat [about leaving Arsenal].
“To me, at least that’s kind of respectful. They’ve sat down and had a bit of a chat. I look at Jaap, I heard Incey, I go back to my own stuff.
«I’m getting called into a meeting with Ferguson and Gill and before I sit down there, they go, ‘Here we go [passes over sheet of paper], we’ve already prepared a statement, would you like to read?’»
Wright was visibly stunned by the revelation, as he simply said, 'Wow,' followed by: «That's cold.»
Keane then admitted that he was irked by United incorrectly getting his 12-and-a-half-year stay at the Theatre
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