Fergie pitches up in Dublin but steers clear of Roy

Roy Keane made only the briefest of cameo appearances in a speech delivered by his former manager, Alex Ferguson, to 1700 business people in Dublin last night.

In a wide-ranging address to the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, Ferguson took the audience from his arrival at Old Trafford in November 1986 through the highs and lows of the next 26 years up to his retirement.

Given that it was the same day as the publication of Keane’s autobiography, those who turned up expecting the most successful manager in this history of English football to shed more light on their tempestuous relationship were left disappointed.