Fergie: Keane grounded for remainder of tour

ALEX FERGUSON will resist the temptation to fly Roy Keane to Japan for the last match of Manchester United’s Far East tour.

Fergie: Keane grounded for remainder of tour

Keane’s absence from the Red Devils squad has been the major talking point of the trip, with Ferguson being forced to refute suggestions he left his skipper at home for disciplinary reasons following a bust-up at the club’s training camp in the Algarve three weeks ago.

On Monday, Ferguson declared the Corkman’s hamstring problem had left him unfit to travel, although Keane had recovered sufficiently by Tuesday night to play 30 minutes of a reserve team friendly against local non-league outfit Rossendale United.

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