Steven Gerrard names Roy Keane as the dream midfield partner he wishes he’d played alongside
Steven Gerrard has named former Manchester United captain Roy Keane as the one player he wish he'd played alongside during his career.Gerrard and Keane were direct rivals on either side of theLiverpoo...
Steven Gerrard has named former Manchester United captain Roy Keane as the dream midfield partner he wishes he had played alongside during his career. Gerrard and Keane were direct rivals during the early 2000s Liverpool-Manchester United rivalry. Keane won 17 trophies at United, including seven Premier League titles and the Champions League.
Gerrard, speaking to The Overlap Daily, praised Keane's dominance as a midfield player and expressed his desire to have played alongside him. Keane's impact at United is legendary, with Gerrard highlighting their potential chemistry on the pitch. In 2004, Manchester United made an informal approach to sign Gerrard from Liverpool, with Sir Alex Ferguson using Roy Keane to gauge his interest.
When Keane knocked on Gerrard's door during an international duty with England, he questioned Gerrard about a potential move to United, to which Gerrard's response was a simple, "Gary, just leave."
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