Keane joked that Southgate 'deserved' to be on the receiving end of a Keano stamp.
Roy Keane is no stranger to receiving red cards having been handed over a dozen during his playing days.
The former Manchester United captain has received some infamous red cards over the years for incidents ranging from the Alf Inge Haaland challenge to his scrap with Alan Shearer at Newcastle.One of his best-known sending-offs came when he stamped on current England manager Gareth Southgate during the 1995 FA Cup semi-final.
Speaking about the Southgate scuffle, Keane said with a laugh: "Gareth...Gareth deserved that. Gareth lunged at me. Gareth's nasty, everyone seems to think Gareth's a nice guy. He tried to break my leg!
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