Roy Keane throws in cheeky Leeds United dig but hails Whites' approach and return of Premier League rivalry with Manchester United

ROY KEANE has hailed the return of the rivalry between Leeds United and Manchester United to the Premier League but says the Whites are "obviously" not as big as the Red Devils.
By Lee Sobot
Published 20th Dec 2020, 13:47 BST
Updated 20th Dec 2020, 16:16 BST
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Former Manchester United captain Keane experienced frequent encounters against Leeds between 1993 and 2004 before the Whites were relegated from the country's top flight.

Sixteen years on, the Roses clash is back on the Premier League agenda with the two sides set to renew a rivalry that Keane says is up there with the fiercest in the country in Sunday's 4.30pm kick-off at Old Trafford.

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"They would certainly be up there with the Arsenals and the Liverpool rivalry," said Keane, speaking on Sky Sports.

LOVED IT: Roy Keane relished his battles against Leeds United as a Manchester United player. Photo by Nick Potts via Getty Images.LOVED IT: Roy Keane relished his battles against Leeds United as a Manchester United player. Photo by Nick Potts via Getty Images.
LOVED IT: Roy Keane relished his battles against Leeds United as a Manchester United player. Photo by Nick Potts via Getty Images.

"Man City probably weren't so strong at the time when I was playing.

"But Leeds was up there and it was fantastic.

"I know they will say that Leeds today will have a go at United and they will go toe to toe but they always did, they always came and had at a go at United.

"I always think Leeds players maybe and their supporters, it's probably silly of them to think they are as big as Man United. Obviously they are not.

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"But they would always come and have a go, I'd give them that.

"It would be a physical battle, always tense, obviously a lot of rivalry with the supporters and a lot of hatred there. It was brilliant."

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