Get the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Alan Shearer says the amount of respect he had for Roy Keane was what drove his competitiveness with the Manchester United legend.
Former Newcastle United striker Shearer had a number of infamous run-ins with Keane over the years when his Magpies side and United were battling it out at the top of the Premier League.
Shearer was unveiled as an inaugural Premier League hall of fame inductee earlier this week, with Keane among the 23 nominees up for the vote to join him.
Speaking to the Premier League, Shearer said that Keane's determination to win made him respect the midfielder, even though tensions often boiled over on the
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