Roy Keane flew home from Qatar World Cup because fellow pundits were ‘getting on his nerves’, Man Utd legend reveals
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ROY KEANE flew home from the World Cup because his fellow pundits were "getting on my nerves".
The former Manchester United captain is working for ITV in Qatar.
But he decided to take a break from the controversial winter tournament because he had seen and heard enough from his media colleagues.
Speaking to Micah Richards and Gary Neville over lunch for , Keane described his experience overall as "okay" and "fine".
Neville then chipped in: "To be fair Roy went home for four or five days as well actually. He went back.”
Keane replied: "I had a break. I needed a break, just my tolerance levels.
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"Yeah, people get on my nerves.”
Asked by Richards to name names, the ex-Ireland skipper added: “How long have we got? Fellow pundits.”
Neville then continued: "It wasn't me, though.
"I can see when the tank’s filling up.
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"It’s like one of those challenges on I’m A Celebrity with Roy, you know when you can see the tank is rising until you have to get out of there.”
Keane is never one to shy away from an argument live on air.
And within days of the World Cup getting underway, he clashed with Graeme Souness over Argentina's penalty against Saudi Arabia.
Souness said the call was not down to "opinion" but "fact", prompting Keane to respond: "Well I'm here to give my opinion - that's not a penalty."
Keane also let rip at the Brazilians for dancing and labelled Senegal fans as "annoying" for singing and creating a wonderful atmosphere against England.
In the chat with Neville and Richards, he also opened up on his downtime in Qatar, shopping and Irish dancing.