Roy Keane has revealed the 'only reason' behind his Manchester United exit in 2005.
The Irishman unexpectedly left Old Trafford by mutual consent in 2005, and Keane has gone on record to give his account of the situation.
"The only reason I ended up leaving Man United was I appealed a £5,000 fine. If I hadn't appealed the fine I wouldn't have left Man United," he told Limerick Leader via Daily Mail.
Keane holds aloft the Premier League trophy in 2003. Image: PA
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Keane has pleaded the public to not get sucked in with the lies. "Don't be brainwashed by the propaganda and lies. It is peanuts, you get fined that for being late for training at United."
After speaking out on United's performance on MUTV, Keane was subsequently fined for his outburst. He decided to appeal the fine which ultimately saw him leave the club where he enjoyed so much success.
Keane defends Sir Alex Ferguson by saying his exit wasn't because of any clashes with the fiery Scot. Image: PA
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"I appealed because I felt I shouldn't have been fined for speaking about a match on the club station," he added.
Any regrets over his exit? Of course not. It's 'Keano' after all.
"Have I stepped out of line? Damn right I have. Man United fined me about £500,000 over my career but that is because I was sent off and I always held my hands up."
Keane in action for Celtic. Image: PA
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"Ironically when I appealed a £5,000 fine that's when I left the club. I wished they played this video, it is propaganda, 'we had to destroy it'."
"How do you even destroy a video? I left with my head held up high, I was fine with my actions, I always felt my intentions were to do the best for Man United."
A few weeks after the Premier League defeat to Boro, Keane left United and joined the Scottish Premier League by moving to Celtic in January.
Though his spell at Celtic was blighted with injuries. He played just 13 games which prompted Keane to call time on his illustrious career on medical advice.
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