Wounds will reopen but Erling Haaland can keep giving old nemesis payback despite Man City praise

Alfie Haaland was in the stands at Kenilworth Road celebrating every one of Erling Haaland's five goals while Roy Keane was in a suite talking the striker up.

Keane has become one of the most positive voices in the media about Manchester City, defending their brilliance while fellow pundits including Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have recently questioned if their games are boring or lack jeopardy. Keane's view certainly seems to be the prevailing one with the new order at Old Trafford, given Sir Jim Ratcliffe is treating the Blues as the club United should aspire to be.

However, since Haaland joined City every time a derby has rolled round there has been an inevitable focus to Keane's past with the family when he definitely wasn't praising the Blues. Back in 2001, Keane took revenge on something Haaland had done when playing for Leeds four years earlier by giving the City captain an injury that would ultimately bring about a premature end to his career.

The Manchester derby is upon us again and it's a huge clash as Pep Guardiola's men look to move a step closer to another Premier League title - as well as putting one over their city rivals.

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So bad was the blood after Keane