United keeping Keane

MANCHESTER UNITED have dismissed suggestions that Roy Keane and Rio Ferdinand will leave Old Trafford this summer as “absolute nonsense”.

There has been speculation that the two players could be set to move on, with various reports linking Keane with a move to Celtic, while Ferdinand is a supposed transfer target for Chelsea.

Keane’s close relationship with Alex Ferguson has recently come under question following the veteran midfielder’s return to the Irish international scene, although the United boss has said publicly he is ‘100%’ behind the move.