The 'embarrassing' reason why Roy Keane won't be playing in Man Utd Legends match vs Celtic at Old Trafford

Roy Keane WON'T be playing in the Manchester United legends match against Celtic and here's why.

Man United have assembled their icons to face Celtic legends in a one-off charity match at Old Trafford today.

The legends squad features the likes of Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt, Darren Fletcher and Antonio Valencia.

But there's a notable absentee in Keane, who captained the Red Devils to an impressive seven Premier League titles during his stellar spell at the club.

The 53-year-old, however, has already explained why he does not compete in charity matches these days despite two of his old sides coming up against each other.

And it comes down to his 'embarrassing' fitness levels... according to the man himself.

The Irishman admitted a couple of years ago that his fitness is not at the level required to return to the pitch.

"I'm not fit. I'm far from fit," he explained.

"My fitness levels are actually very, very embarrassing. Just because I've not put on loads of weight doesn't mean to say I'm fit."

Roy Keane during his last appearance in a charity match. Image: Getty

Keane added: "I wouldn't really be able to do any running. Put it this way, I've been invited a number of times over the last few years to play legends games or whatever you want to call it.

"I'd find it really difficult because I wouldn't be able to get around. Too many injury problems."

He hasn't played a charity match since his substitute appearance in a legends match against Liverpool back in September 2022.

Karel Poborsky, Eric Djemba-Djemba, Michael Carrick, Chris Eagles and Luke Chadwick and the other midfield options available for Man United legends manager Bryan Robson.

Keane, who played 480 games for Man United, enjoyed great success at Old Trafford.

He called time on his stint at the club by joining Celtic before retiring from football.