How 'restricted' Keane can give United new dimension

MANCHESTER UNITED manager Alex Ferguson admitted yesterday that Roy Keane’s rampaging midfield displays are a thing of the past.

"That Roy Keane is gone," accepted Ferguson. "We don't need the old Roy Keane. Not at that age, because he is never going to last. If you keep asking him to run from box-to-box you are not going to get it. Now he can pick his moments. He can drive forward at the right time, when the space is in front and he has someone around him.

"Roy was always a box-to-box player. He depended on his running ability and power. He is obviously a tremendous player in terms of passing the ball and tackles.