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19th November 2023
02:08pm GMT

"Were you mates or not?" asked Scott. "Absolutely not," replied Keane. "Just because you play with someone doesn't mean you're mates. Do you know what, he was one of these players who shout their mouths off. I didn't mind lads kicking me or booting me, honestly, but McAteer as usual had plenty to say for himself. But even then, I didn't deserve to be sent off in that game, absolutely not. If you look back on it, I didn't even catch him."McAteer initially responded to Keane through social media and labelled the retired midfielder a clown. During a stint of punditry on Saturday, though, the former Liverpool and Ireland star went in even harder. [caption id="attachment_295346" align="aligncenter" width="640"]
Roy Keane of Manchester (left) is sent off after a challenge on Jason McAteer of Sunderland, on August 31, 2002. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)[/caption]
"His book had just come out and he was derogatory in his book. He let Eamon Dunphy, of all people, write his book. Eamon Dunphy! "I was a little bit sad about what he said. Roy told me what he was going to do to me, during the clash, and I said to him, 'Put it in your next book'... "And he waited until the last 10 seconds of the game, and ran past me. It was cheap. He's better than that. He elbowed me on the side of the head as he walked past me. Uriah Rennie, the referee, was standing right there. The world seen him elbow me. To say he didn't do it, and catch me, is wrong. But to say I deserved it, it's assault."https://twitter.com/beINSPORTS_EN/status/1725959863631573335 Jason McAteer insisted he was tired of the back-and-forth over a years old incident. "I'd rather him come in here now and us just let bygones by bygones." "Or," McAteer joked, "we could just get in the right for a million pound each and just sort it out! Eddie Hearn, get him on the phone!"
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