Keane reveals quit threat

ROY Keane described in detail yesterday the night last September when he nearly quit Manchester United.

"Newcastle away in mid-September," writes Keane in his autobiography. "We go 3-1 down Giggsy and Seba Veron get us back to 3-3. Shearer scores the winner. Christ. A bloody mess, a shambles, me worse than anyone. I grab the ball to take a throw-in. Shearer stops me. He's taking the piss. I lose it, throw the ball at him. "You prick," he sneers. The way he says it, I know he really means it. I go for him, try to grab him by the throat. He's grinning. "You prick", he says, again. The red card comes out.

"Shearer's right: I am a prick. Fell into the trap. In the dressing room I felt empty. Hollow. Nothing in there, just remorse ....