Jason McAteer has never hidden his contempt for Roy Keane since Saipan and dished out his latest barb on Saturday, claiming his presence turned Declan Rice away from the Ireland set-up. Jason McAteer has never hidden his contempt for Roy Keane since Saipan and dished out his latest barb on Saturday, claiming his presence turned Declan Rice away from the Ireland set-up. "Declan was privy to the incident between Roy and Harry Arter in May and was put off by the whole experience. Meanwhile, McAteer has insisted Keane should be respected as one of the best midfielders of his era, after his status as a Premier League great was questioned. "I would train with him for Ireland all the time, and I used to think he was bang average," stated McAteer.

Source: Irish Independent October 01, 2018 08:03 UTC