At last, it’s Miller’s time

STICKING two fingers up at one with such a fearsome reputation as Roy Keane would be, you might imagine, a foolish move.

Yet, as Keane revealed after this bruising Tees-Wear derby, he won’t take any offence if the gesture is thrust his way in a figurative sense by one of his own players. The one in question here was Keane’s fellow Corkman Liam Miller, whose late equaliser was further evidence of Sunderland’s never-say-die spirit.

Miller’s career was going nowhere at Manchester United before Keane chose him as one of his early recruits to Wearside in August last year. The 26-year-old Ireland midfielder proved a valuable member of the squad that won the Coca-Cola Championship, but he has spent much of this season on the bench.