I’ll handle Keane edge, says relaxed Lambert

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert does not see Roy Keane as a threat to his job and says he is strong enough to deal with the considerable presence of the Corkman.

Lambert has welcomed Keane to Villa Park as his assistant but does not see him as a readymade replacement for his job if things go wrong again this season.

“Martin [O’Neill] has taken him on. If you are weak, you might worry about it but Martin is not weak. I am not weak and Roy is certainly not weak,” said Lambert yesterday.