Keane comes through reserve run-out

Manchester United skipper Roy Keane put himself in line for a Premiership bench slot against Blackburn on Sunday when he completed a long-awaited reserve-team comeback at Old Trafford tonight.

Under the watchful gaze of Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson, Keane came through a 90-minute workout against Newcastle’s second string, although he wasn’t able to prevent the home side slipping to a 3-2 defeat.