Rebel spirit unites Frank O’Farrell and Roy Keane

Rebel spirit unites Frank O’Farrell and Roy Keane

Frank O'Farrell at Old Trafford years after his sacking. 

What was it about Corkmen standing up to Scottish legends at Manchester United?

Roy Keane’s bust-up with Alex Ferguson in 2005, witnessed by team-mates and staff, soon led to the captain’s swift exit but 36 years earlier his fellow Leesider Frank O’Farrell also took a principled stance against a revered knight at Old Trafford, Alex Ferguson.

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