Stokes will get United 'treatment' under Keane

Sunderland boss Roy Keane will use the tried and tested Manchester United method as he coaxes £2m signing Anthony Stokes through his early days on Wearside.

Wed, 10 Jan, 2007 - 15:23

Sunderland boss Roy Keane will use the tried and tested Manchester United method as he coaxes £2m signing Anthony Stokes through his early days on Wearside.

The former United captain witnessed how United manager Alex Ferguson handled the emergence of the likes of Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and the Neville brothers at Old Trafford.

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