While Roy Keane had mixed fortunes in his managerial career, he has been a huge success in punditry with Sky Sports and ITV.
The Manchester United legend was not afraid to criticise teammates and opponents during his playing career, and he has brought that direct style into his punditry.
Keane has now been recognised as pundit of the year for 2024 by the British Sports Journalists' Association.
The Corkman has been a big hit on Sky, and has also seen success in the podcast world as he co-hosts the Overlap's 'Stick to Football' podcast alongside Gary Neville, Ian Wright, Jamie Carragher and Jill Scott.
In the pundit of the year contest, Keane came out on top against nine other pundits including TalkSport's Ally McCoist and Sky's Carragher.
United's struggles have been a regular topic for Keane.
However, he raised eyebrows recently when he criticised United captain Bruno Fernandes, perhaps the only player who doesn't deserve Keane's fury.
In a heated discussion with Wright on Stick to Football, Keane said: "Save us? They’re 15th in the league and he’s saving them? Praise the lord.
“You have to have a starting point. I go back to it all – talent is not enough. Bruno’s a talented player, but talent’s not enough.
Former Arsenal star Wright’s attempts to defend Fernandes further enraged Keane, who added: “You talk to me (about) who you were in a dressing room with. ‘Tony Adams was this’, ‘Tony Adams was that’. Yeah, because he was a fighter. Bruno’s not a fighter.
“You’ve got young players. You have to look at somebody and go ‘I like what he does’.
“They all can’t put the ball in the top of the net from 25 yards, I get that. But you want someone who is going ‘lads, are you with me?’”
Wright claimed that “if Bruno’s not there,
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