Ferguson: the future’s bright — the future’s Keane

ALEX FERGUSON is banking on Roy Keane to guide Manchester United’s new generation to glory over the next few years.

Keane’s future has been the subject of intense debate over the past month, with fluctuating estimates of his retirement date, including some that claim he will call it quits at the end of the season.

Ferguson has already told the 33-year-old Corkman he will be the man who decides when it is time to stand down and having committed his own long-term future to the Red Devils, insists he would not be surprised if Keane remained part of the plans too.