Pained Keane admits United not good enough

THE PAIN is increasing for Roy Keane as is the realisation that Manchester United might simply not be good enough to recapture their European crown.

As he assessed the fall-out from another Champions League campaign brought to a premature end at Old Trafford, the United skipper maintained the honesty which has characterised his career both on and off the pitch.

And even though the 6-5 quarter-final aggregate defeat to holders Real Madrid does not carry anywhere near the same shock value as the stunning semi-final exit at Bayer Leverkusen’s hands 12 months ago, Keane refused to claim the agony was not the same, quite the reverse if truth is told.