Manchester United legend Roy Keane have revealed which of his former teammates 'stopped listening' to Sir Alex Ferguson towards the end of his time at Old Trafford.
Throughout his 27 years at United, Ferguson established a reputation for his brutal honestly and fierce disciplinary as she showed that he wasn't afraid to call out any of the star players at the club.
Despite it leading to him winning a massive 38 trophies, Ferguson's strategy also lead to several high-profile fallouts between the Scot and the likes of Keane and David Beckham.
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And there's one player who became so tired of being called out by Ferguson, that he eventually just stopped listening to the manager.
One of the first youngsters to come through the club's academy during Ferguson's time at United was English winger Lee Sharpe, who made his professional debut in September 1988 - 18 months on from the Scottish manager's appointment.
Sharpe won 10 trophies during his time with United, scoring 21 goals in 193 appearances, but lost his place in the line up to Beckham and Ryan Giggs towards the end of his United career.
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And speaking on The Overlap's 'Stick to Football', brought to you by Sky Bet, Keane explained that in Sharpe's final days he gave up on listening to Ferguson's criticisms, instead completely ignoring him.
The Irishman revealed: "I remember seeing an interview recently with Lee Sharpe, and he really loved his football and off the field he had fun as well, especially with his dancing, but he said towards the end of his time at Manchester United, when Sir Alex Ferguson was having a go at him, he said that he just stopped listening."
Keane also explained that he thought Sharpe could have done more with his career if he had applied himself more and focused on his career.
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"Lee Sharpe was quite laid back, but he was a good guy," Keane added.
"Maybe he would be the first to admit that he had little success in his career but could have done more if he tried harder.
"I think he would be honest enough to say that, because he was so laid back and had the manager on his case all the time, but then he went up to Leeds and got a bad injury.
"I think overall, Sharpie would admit that he could have done more in his career, but he didn't have that real hunger and desire to maintain a high standard over a long period of time."
Ben McCrum