Keane wants future in coaching

Roy Keane has restated his desire to move into management – and hopes to use his now-empty international calendar to complete a Football Association coaching course.

The Manchester United midfielder – who may face an FA disrepute charge after admitting his horror tackle on Alf Inge Haaland was intended to injure the Norwegian – claimed he was keen to try his hand at coaching once he retires from football.

And Keane admits his decision to quit international football following his fall-out with Mick McCarthy before the World Cup will leave him with time on his hands to do a coaching course.

Keane said in his soon-to-be-released autobiography being serialised in the News of the World: “I’ve spoken to the manager already about getting my [coaching] badges.

“I’m nearly 31, I’ve got another four years left in me and then management is something I’ll seriously consider.

“There are people I have learned from in my career and others I would rather ignore. But without international football I’m going to have a few weekends free during the season and I’d like to put them to good use.

“Every football match consists of a thousand little things which, added together, make the final score.

“The manager who can’t spot the details in a forensic manner is bluffing. The game is full of bluffers banging on about rolling your sleeves up, having the right attitude and taking some pride in the shirt you are wearing.

“A manager who trades in these cliched generalisations – and there are many of them – is missing the point.”