Roy Keane has revealed that his determined mindset at Manchester United meant that he couldn't relax and was "never happy".
The former United captain was speaking alongside ex teammate Gary Neville on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football retro version in which they analysed an old game. Neville, speaking about United's 6-1 victory over Arsenal in the 2000/01 season began by explaining how that victory told Sir Alex Ferguson's squad they would be title winners that year.
But Keane responded by revealing his own mentality, which was never to ease up even if the title was won.
“Believe it or not, I’m going to disagree with Gary,” Keane said.
“I didn’t fall for that at all, throughout my career I never thought that anything was easy. We made it look easy at the end, but that was because we worked really hard.
“Even when you were 10 or 13 points clear and people say it felt like the league was won, I never felt that way, it wasn’t in my make-up.
“I wish I was a bit relaxed when we were so far clear, but I felt I couldn’t relax. I couldn’t think that way, that was my mindset and I was never happy really.”
Keane's attitude is doubtlessly why Ferguson chose him as captain for such a long spell, with the Irishman winning seven Premier League titles, four FA Cups and the Champions League during his time at Old Trafford.
Keane left United in 2005 after a public spat with Ferguson and has been manager of Sunderland and Ipswich and more recently a pundit alongside Neville for Sky.
