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Soccer News of Monday, 23 March 2020

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Alan Shearer recounts bust-up with Roy Keane in Newcastle win against Man United

Alan Shearer and Roy Keane Alan Shearer and Roy Keane

Alan Shearer has recalled the bust-up he had with Roy Keane during a Newcastle Vs Manchester United game in September 2001.

The game which ended 4-3 in favour of Newcastle saw players and managers going against each other after the final whistle.

Keane was issued a red card towards the end of the game for throwing a punch at Shearer.

Speaking to Match of the Day podcast, Shearer revealed how he lured Keane into his "little trap".

After the final whistle, Shearer recalls preparing himself to resume what he and Keane had going on during the game.

"Yeah, I didn't like him. I had loads of rucks with him and I wasn't the only one," Shearer began. "It was a throw-in in the far corner where I stopped him taking an early throw.

"We were beating them at St. James' and he wanted to take a quick throw-in and he'd been at me all game as he normally was. It was about three or four minutes before the end of the game. I can't remember exactly what I said, I called him some sort of name.

"He got the red card and I remember having a little smile and thought: 'I've done you [like] a kipper here. I can't believe you've fallen into that little trap.' "

"And I can see him [in the tunnel]," Shearer continued. "The steam was coming out of his ears, and then the final whistle goes and I'm thinking: 'Do I run straight off? Do I try and get up there?'

"Because I knew for a fact that Roy would be waiting at the top of the tunnel. So I don't know, I say thanks and shake hands and what have you and there's this big commotion going on and I look up and there's Roy, he's waiting for me at the top of the tunnel."