Roy doesn’t ‘begrudge’ players

Roy Keane says he has no problem with professional footballers being rewarded with “the houses and the Bentleys and the blondes” — as long as they don’t forget it’s hard work which underpins their success.

“I wouldn’t begrudge them that as long as they’re giving it their all,” he said yesterday.

“We all have different things that we like to spend our money on. That wasn’t a problem for me, particularly when I was a player at Manchester United. The lads enjoyed their bit of success and I thought, go for it, but I’d always remind people: don’t take your eye off the ball.