Roy Keane’s X-rated rant at Cristiano Ronaldo shows how much Man Utd has changed

Cristiano Ronaldo is a name synonymous with confidence, but the icon’s flair once got him in hot water with his skipper.

Roy Keane’s captaincy style mirrored the manager who coached him at Manchester United, as the great Sir Alex Ferguson was no stranger to giving his players the hairdryer treatment.

Besides Fergie, not one player in the dressing room would even raise a peep at the Irishman and typical of Keane, a match in 2004 saw him berate a young and promising Ronaldo after a shocking miss.

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United faced Southampton at Old Trafford in December and were coasting to an easy win after goals from Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney put United two-to-the-good.

As the game wound down, a Scholes shot was parried out by Kasey Keller, an emergency loan ‘keeper who’d shot down from Tottenham to feature that day.

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Ronaldo, who was only in his second season with the Red Devils was first to the follow-up but attempted to lift the ball over Keller instead of a typical Keane pile-driver.

As you’d expect, Keane was furious and despite his side cruising, he let out a string of expletives, with footage appearing to show him scream at the Portuguese to "put it in the f***ing net you f***ing w**ker” and dubbing him a “F***ing prick."

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His advice was taken on board by the winger, who just minutes later volleyed home and extended the United lead to three, and was immediately congratulated by team-mates, and Keane.

We all know what happened next. Ronaldo went on the score 118 times for the Manchester side, and cemented what is an undeniably great legacy by joining Real Madrid in 2009, a year after he claimed his first Ballon d'Or.

Keane's leadership style leads to the type of backbone that the current United squad seem to be lacking. After crashing out of the Champions League Erik ten Hag sure could use a Roy Keane, and the ex-skipper himself would only keep seven of United's current squad if were in charge.

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