Southgate 'not surprised' by Keane exit

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate today revealed he was “not entirely surprised” to see fellow north-east manager Roy Keane resign as Sunderland boss - and identified the heavy pressures facing young managers in the game.

Southgate, in his third season as Boro boss and currently the only north-east manager in a full-time role, stressed that managing at Premier League level was now an all consuming task.