Our lion, our leader

Too brutal in his assessment of Man Utd’s pampered millionaires? In fact, Old Trafford needs Roy Keane more than ever, argues Richard Kurt.

IT’S typical of Roy Keane that even on this day, as Reds around the world pause to pay tribute to him, there is a whiff of sulphur, an atmosphere of enigma, a suggestion of contradiction.

’Twas ever thus, of course. As I write this, less than a week before the match, we still don’t know much about the game or its proceeds.