Roy Keane angry after losing to Sir Alex Ferguson in quiz in unearthed footage

Sir Alex Ferguson very nearly quit Manchester United in 1998 on the eve of their historic treble-winning season.Following an uncharacteristic trophyless campaign - which saw United blow an 11 point lead at the top of the table to rivals Arsenal - Ferguson found himself under a bit of internal pressure.According to The Times, the United board were concerned he had "taken his eye off the ball" by becoming a racehorse owner and accused him of "revelling" in his newfound celebrity status, prompting Ferguson to hand in his resignation in protest.READ MORE: Inside Man Utd's wild 2001 documentary - Roy Keane rant to David Beckham falloutIt was then reluctantly accepted by United chairman Martin Edward, who received a furious phone call from the legendary Scot who insisted he had no other option but to quit the club."Well, if that’s the way you feel, Alex, we'll have to accept it," Edwards replied, hoping to call Ferguson's bluff. As it happened, Fergie withdrew his resignation a few hours later, though Edwards is convinced it was no bluff."I think what he'd done is spoken to his solicitor who'd probably said 'Well, you won't get a penny on the two years left on your contract'," Edwards explained.

Arsenal’s All Or Nothing documentary has been hitting the headlines after the release on Amazon Prime. But it has nothing on Manchester United ’s forgotten gem of a behind-the-scenes feature-length documentary called Beyond The Land.

Manchester United fans have rushed to praise Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after the dreadful start to the season from Erik ten Hag. The Dutchman is the new man in the hotseat at Old Trafford having taken over from the interim Ralf Rangnick. The German, who was axed at the end of last season, was temporarily brought in to replace Solskjaer - who lost his job last season.

Just two games into Erik ten Hag’s reign as manager, and there’s already a familiar sense of foreboding about Manchester United’s season.

Manchester United made a move for the striker after last week's embarrassing 2-1 defeat to Brighton at Old Trafford. Erik ten Hag is desperate to sign a striker having lost Edinson Cavani while speculation continues to build regarding Cristiano Ronaldo's future.Bologna refused an initial £8million offer, instead pricing Arnautovic at around £12m due to the importance the 33-year-old has in the team.

Paul Pogba flew his barber over from the UK to Italy to get his hair cut - and you can be sure it wasn't a short back and sides job.Celebrating his new life in Turin, the midfielder even performed a little jig with the former Manchester United star looking in high spirits. That is despite the fact that the 29-year-old is currently injured - an issue that could threaten his World Cup with France.Nevertheless, Pogba is looking sharp and it only took his barber a trip to Italy to get one of his favourite clients his unique haircut.

READ MORE: Roy Keane clip resurfaces showing Utd icon's 'true leadership' after Harry Maguire gaffeAnd it all kicked off again at full-time when the two coaches shook hands and Tuchel refused to let go, pulling in the Italian who responded with fury. As each team's staff and players separated them, referee Anthony Taylor - who had already booked the pair - sent them off.

READ MORE: Roy Keane clip resurfaces showing Utd icon's 'true leadership' after Harry Maguire gaffeBut there was controversy after play was allowed to continue despite Rodrigo Bentancur appearing to foul Kai Havertz when the German was looking to bore down on goal. Spurs went up the other end and scored, sparking the pitchside melee.Tuchel was already fuming with referee Anthony Taylor for not blowing up for a foul on Havertz.

READ MORE: Roy Keane clip resurfaces showing Utd icon's 'true leadership' after Harry Maguire gaffeKylian Mbappe came across very bolshy in Paris Saint-Germain's dominant 5-2 home victory over Montpellier.The Frenchman scored the side’s fourth goal from close range but minutes earlier, when the score was still 2-0, Mbappe threw a hissy fit, demanding the ball be played to him. But it was instead laid off to a certain Lionel Messi - and the Frenchman reacted furiously.Then, with Messi bearing down on goal, his team-mate was nowhere to be found. The World Cup winner had thrown his hands in the air and turned his back on the game.Italian footballer Paolo Di Canio was always close to controversy.In 2000 when West Ham played Bradford City, the game was at 4-2 to the Yorkshire side.At this point Di Canio had already suffered the indignity of three blatant penalties being turned down, so he demanded to be substituted, refusing to continue.

Manchester United supporters have compared their captains past and present.The Red Devils' season got off to the worst possible start as they slumped to a defeat to Brighton at Old Trafford, in what was Erik ten Hag’s first competitive game. And they followed that up with nothing short of a humiliation at Brentford, conceding four times in the first-half in a dreadful defensive performance.The highly-anticipated debut of ‘Ten Hag Ball’ has ultimately fallen rather dour as it has been the same old on repeat with United having struggled at the back for the past few seasons.READ MORE: Premier League's most valuable XI includes one Man Utd star - and no Chelsea playersSubsequent replays from the first game of the season at Old Trafford showed that Maguire, the man to lead his side out, appeared to not know what side of the tunnel he was supposed to be.The footage, which has been doing the rounds on Twitter, shows David De Gea pointing out to Maguire that they were on the wrong side before the Englishman quickly asked Brighton to switch.The video of Keane when his side faced Wolves in 2004 then did the rounds, with the former United player marching his players out of the tunnel prematurely.A tweet with the video attached said: “The fact they all followed him without a moment’s hesitation shows true leadership - That crank Maguire would be out there on his own.

Roy Keane and Teddy Sheringham did not speak to each other for three of their four years together at Manchester United following a bitter feud after a night out. Their lengthy quarrel was made all the more stranger because they had also been team-mates at former club Nottingham Forest - and were part of a hugely successful dressing room at Old Trafford.

Football fans were confused as to whether they were watching Sky Sports or a Birds Eye advert thanks to Roy Keane's new look.The pundit has returned for the 2022/23 Premier League season sporting an extremely bushy beard. And it left viewers all saying the same thing as they tuned in to listen to his analysis.One wrote: "OMG, Roy Keane's beard....

Roy Keane has revealed the "very, very embarrassing" reason he is unable to play in testimonial matches.The former Manchester United midfielder retired from professional football at the age of 34 in 2006 after a spell in Scotland with Celtic, before pursuing a career in management. Since his last managerial role with Ipswich Town came to an end in 2011 he has become one of British football's most iconic pundits.However, in the 16 years since retiring, Keane has been unable to return to the field for testimonials and legends matches, unlike many former professionals, due to his lack of fitness.READ MORE: Win 2 tickets to watch England vs Germany in Nations League action at Wembley StadiumSpeaking to Off The Ball, Keane explained: "I'm not fit.

With just three weeks to go until the transfer window closes, Manchester United cannot afford to waste a single second.

Erik ten Hag proved he is unlike Sir Alex Ferguson after his dressing room reaction to Manchester United's defeat to Brighton on Sunday.It was a shoddy day for the Dutchman on his Premier League debut as he watched his players crumble in a worrying opening 45 minutes. A Pascal Gross double was enough to see Brighton claim their first-ever victory at the Theatre of Dreams despite an Alexis Mac Allister own goal that halved their lead in the second-half.The reaction was wild with United fans furious with the Glazers over a lack of investment in the squad.

Ferguson, several members of the Giggs family, and former teammate Neville are likely to feature in evidence.Giggs is alleged to have used controlling and coercive behaviour against Kate Greville between August 2017 and November 2020. He is also accused of common assault of her younger sister, Emma Greville, at his home in Worsley, Greater Manchester, on 1 November 2020.Giggs - the former Wales star and team manager "deliberately headbutted" his ex-girlfriend, the court heard today.The trial was scheduled for January, but it was pushed back to August due to a backlog of cases.

Erik ten Hag has been told he needs to "grow a pair" and take a no-nonsense approach to the Cristiano Ronaldo situation threatening to overshadow Manchester United's season. Ronaldo started on the bench as the Red Devils slipped to a damaging opening day defeat to Brighton on Sunday, with some United fans even appearing to boo the Portuguese star.

These are your Manchester United morning headlines for Monday, August 8.

Roy Keane is left speechless, but Micah Richards had the Irishman lost for words after he brought up the infamous tackle on Erling Haaland's father.Keane and Richards were part of the punditry panel for Manchester City's Premier League opener against West Ham, with Haaland making his league debut. It was well documented that Haaland's father, Alf-Inge was in attendance, and he watched on as his son scored two goals to open his City account in style.And with Haaland's dad in the crowd, Richards couldn't resist the urge and brought up the tackle that saw Keane all but ended his career during a Manchester derby in 2001.

These are your Manchester United evening headlines for Sunday, August 7.

Roy Keane gives more than he gets while on punditry duties for Sky Sports and the Manchester United favourite had to take some back while analysing Manchester City's game against West Ham.