Keane piqued by Sunderland slump

THAT Roy Keane has a temper on him is not exactly football’s most closely-guarded secret so you would think the Sunderland players would be keen to avoid as much of his legendary wrath as possible.

But they upset him on two counts on Saturday and only one was producing 90 minutes of dross that saw Portsmouth goalkeeper David James enjoy an utterly untroubled afternoon.

Their other crime was a novel one, however — by somehow managing to become star-struck at the Premier League’s tattiest ground.