Revealed: What Roy Keane said to Harry Arter to cause midfielder to quit Ireland squadCardiff City midfielder Arter has called a temporary halt to his Ireland career, telling manager Martin O'Neill that he would not return to the squad after the verbal assault that left his onlooking team-mates stunned. Amid his meltdown, Keane called Arter "a w***ker and a p***k" and suggested he did not rate him as a player and would not pick him if he was Ireland manager. Ireland manager O'Neill was not present to witness Keane's rants at either Arter or Walters. Read more here:"Keane probably told O'Neill his version of events, but he must realise now that this was well over the top." The fallout from Keane's actions have piled the pressure on Ireland manager O'Neill, who is clinging on to his job after a depleted Ireland side were hammered 4-1 by Wales in their UEFA Nations League opener last Thursday.

Source: Irish Independent September 10, 2018 07:07 UTC