Roy Keane's former teammate Mark Bosnich insists the Manchester United legend was 'at the level of Zinedine Zidane'
Manchester United legend Roy Keane should be held in the same esteem as World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane.
That's your ex's opinion.Red Devils his teammate Mark Boschnich, who insists the Irishman was “a lot better than people think.”
The former United goalkeeper played with Keane from 1999 to 2001, where they won the Premier League title together in the 1990/00 season.
And Boschnich, who also enjoyed a spell at Old Trafford between 1989 and 1991, has waxed lyrical about the quality the former Ipswich manager possessed.
The 52-year-old told FastestPayoutOnlineCasino.com: “I told this to Roy Keane when he came here to Australia.
“He was one of the best players of his generation, much better than many people believed.
“I'm talking to people like Zinedine Zidane. That night against Juventus “In the Champions League semi-final (April 1999) he was exceptional, player of the match.”
After signing from Nottingham ForestKeane played for United from 1993 to 2005.
He won a whopping seven Premier League titles, four FA Cups and one Champions League title in his 477 appearances for the club.
a movement towards Celtic He followed that up, winning the Scottish Premier League and League Cup before retiring in Glasgow in 2006.
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Boschnich also believes that fans focus too much on his style of play towards the end of Keane's career, as opposed to when he was more of an aggressive, box-to-box midfielder, when they reflect on how good he was.
The Australian continued: “I think a lot of people focus more perhaps on the enforcer role he played later in his career.
“But he was an outstanding player of his generation. He had very, very high standards.”
Boschnich is not the only former professional who holds the former Irish midfielder in such high regard.
After all, Keane was included in Brazil legend. PeleFIFA 100 list of the best living players in the world in 2004.
These days, Keane plays a Sky Sports pundit, and most recently made fans laugh with his X-rated rant about his fellow Stick To Football podcast stars' reaction to NFL icon JJ Watt.
