Roy Keane did not speak to his Manchester United team-mate Gary Pallister for a year after an argument on a night out.

Roy Keane had no shortage of disagreements during his illustrious career at Manchester United.

Of header teammate Peter Schmeichel for rowing Under boss Sir Alex Ferguson, the Red Devils legend did not shy away from confrontation.

And that was something that Gary Pallister – six years his senior – found out after the 58-year-old went home early after a night out.

Let's go back to 1997 and United They were on a pre-season tour looking to defend their Premier League title.

One might hope that the captain would approve of a player's decision to call it a night before it got too bad.

But it left Pallister as public enemy number one in the eyes of Keane.

Speaking on Sky Bet Stay with football On the podcast, Keane revealed: “Me and 'Palli' (Pallister) didn't speak for about 12 months (he left too early during a night out).

“We just have these disagreements (as players).

“Palli is a good guy. I had a fight with 'Giggsy' (Ryan Giggs), he didn't want to do a show even once at the club, I was furious with him.

“Giggsy and I didn't talk for five or six months!”

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Pallister recalled his version of events of the initial incident last year, as he stated that the couple only patched things up when he left to join Middlesbrough the following summer.

The 22-cap England international, who played alongside Keane at Old Trafford for five years, said AceOdds: “We had problems on a pre-season tour. We were both quite stubborn.

“It was fun because we would shake hands before the game and laugh, but neither of us broke the ice. So we spent the whole season like that.”

He continued: “And then it was the year I left. I came back to get my stuff from the Cliff (United's old training ground), my boots and trainers and stuff like that.

“And he was walking down the hallway toward the dressing room in the house when I was coming out.

“We started walking towards each other and we both started laughing and he put his hands out and shook my hand and just wished us all the best in Middlesbrough, and that's how the ice was broken.

“I mean, we're fine now, but it was just weird. None of us would be the first to raise our hands and say, well, let's be partners.”

“It's just stubbornness on both of our parts, really, I think. But that's how it all turned out in the end.”