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Topics: Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Trent Alexander-Arnold, England, Liverpool, Manchester United, Football
Rory O'Callaghan
Topics: Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Trent Alexander-Arnold, England, Liverpool, Manchester United, Football
Roy Keane has mocked his former Manchester United teammate Gary Neville for waxing lyrical about Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Alexander-Arnold, 25, produced another impressive individual performance in England's 2-0 win over Finland on Tuesday.
While Harry Kane took most of the headlines with a brace on his 100th international appearance, Alexander-Arnold played a key role in the victory – displaying his excellent range of passing throughout the game before helping to set up the second goal.
Speaking on the latest episode of Stick to Football, brought to you by Sky Bet, Keane and Neville discussed Alexander-Arnold's performance and role in the team under interim manager Lee Carsley.
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They were joined by fellow pundits Jamie Carragher and Ian Wright, as well as special guest Paul Scholes.
All were impressed with Alexander-Arnold's showing but Keane couldn't resist taking a cheeky dig at Neville when the former United defender looked to praise the Liverpool star.
"He's got a swagger hasn't he? He looked like John Wayne and I was like 'Get on with it!'," Keane initially joked, before directing a question at Carragher.
"You interviewed him before the game didn't you? He's a confident lad obviously, isn't he?," added Keane.
Neville then interjected: "I interviewed him for two or three hours last season and he was unbelievable."
Keane quickly fired back: "That must have tested him!"
Neville then attempted to be serious: "Roy, honestly I was stunned."
But Keane fired another cheeky dig at Neville.
"You always are! Any Scouser that can speak properly, Gary is like – 'I was stunned'," the former United captain joked.
Liverpudlian Carragher appeared to take the joke well and used it as an opportunity to get his own dig into Neville.
"He always uses the word mesmerised," joked the former Liverpool star.
Neville finally got things back on track, praising Alexander-Arnold for his knowledge of the game.
"I was mesmerised by the fact that… you look at someone and you think he's a brilliant player. I've criticised him defensively and you've said he shouldn’t play in midfield. I could not believe how much he knew about football historically in the last 20 to 25 years," said Neville.
"How many games he'd watched, how into it he was. Maybe I shouldn't be surprised. I couldn't believe it.
"He was asking loads of questions, he was so inquisitive. And that's what I was like. He didn't want to stop talking."