Roy Keane apologises to Gary Neville for 'thinking we were friends' in brutal putdown

Callum Vurley

By Callum Vurley


Published: 24/09/2024

- 15:31

The two Manchester United legends are often seen on their popular podcast

Roy Keane had a hilarious reaction to Gary Neville's brutal shut down on their popular podcast The Overlap.

Alongside Ian Wright and Jamie Carragher, the quartet were in the car as they look to take their show on tour.


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Roy Keane and Gary Neville shared a funny moment on The Overlap

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As with any road trip with a group of pals, sometimes you just want to rest your head and close your eyes - until someone opens their mouth.

On this occasion, it was Keane, who was behind the wheel and tried to strike up a conversation.

The 53-year-old said: "I'd like to do a rally thing, drive a proper car.

"Would you like to do that lads? Around a track?"

A second went by that lasted a minute before Neville replied sat next to him in the front: "We are not filming...

Keane replied in a jokey manner: "So we can only chat when we're filming?

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"Okay, I thought we'd have a chat as friends... Jesus, sorry - I apologise.

"Camera, action, let's pretend we like each other."

All three, including Neville, began laughing as Keane talked as Wright and Carragher were left in stitches in the backseat.

Neville eventually replied: "I know but sometimes it's nice to have peace, sometimes it's nice to have just a bit of tranquillity."

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Gary Neville and Roy Keane regularly appear on The Overlap

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A stern Keane said: "Agreed."

Keane and Neville are close pals, having played together for many years at Manchester United.

Together, they won an astonishing eight Premier League titles, four FA Cups and the Champions League in 1999.

Neville has previously lauded Keane as the best captain in Premier League history, saying on Sky Sports: "He wasn’t only the best player on the pitch most weeks, which obviously is a fantastic thing with a captain, then everyone else will sort of follow your lead...

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Roy Keane and Gary Neville were immensely successful at Man Utd together

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"But just the influence he had in terms of his standards, the fact that he made everyone else feel 10-foot tall, the fact that he demanded from you all the time.

"He was almost like Sir Alex Ferguson out on the training pitch and in the changing room.

"There was never any drop in standard from Roy."

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