Roy’s hotel curfew working wonders

ROY KEANE has taken a leaf out of Alex Ferguson’s book by checking his Sunderland players into a hotel hideaway on the eve of every home game.

Keane became a convert to such preparation in his days as Ferguson’s captain at Manchester United, and the pre-match curfew seems to be working for Sunderland, who moved into a Championship play-off spot for the first time this season with Saturday’s 4-0 rout of Southend.

Keane said: “Being in a hotel guarantees the lads eat well, they have a good night’s sleep and there’s no interference. We did it at United.