Alfie Haaland opened up about Roy Keane horror tackle during Man Utd v Man City

Roy Keane may find himself in a slightly uncomfortable position in his role as a pundit at times next season following Erling Haaland’s move to Manchester City.

The Manchester United legend famously injured Haaland’s father, Alfie, with one of the worst challenges in Premier League history.

Keane exacted brutal revenge on Haaland, four years after an incident in September 1997, when the pair clashed at Elland Road.

Keane injured his anterior cruciate ligament after tripping up following a coming together with Haaland, who’d only just joined Leeds from Nottingham Forest, and missed most of the 1997-98 campaign as a result.

Haaland was seen shouting something at Keane while the United skipper was on the floor – and the Irishman never forgot or forgave the Norwegian midfielder.

In April 2001, Keane received a £5,000 fine and three-match ban for an appalling tackle on Haaland, who was playing for Man City by this point.

“I’d waited long enough. I f***ing hit him hard. The ball was there (I think). Take that you c***,” Keane recalled in his 2002 autobiography, per The Guardian. “And don’t ever stand over me again sneering about fake injuries. And tell your pal [David] Wetherall there’s some for him as well. I didn’t wait for Mr Elleray to show the red card. I turned and walked to the dressing room.”

Keane subsequently received a further five-game ban, plus a £150,000 fine, from the Football Association for that admission.

But how does Alfie Haaland view the incident when looking back?

An interview from when Erling was still at Molde, working under Keane’s former United teammate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has emerged and it shows Alfie reflecting about the incident that eventually led to the end of his professional career.

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