Roy Keane has insisted he will be "fitter, better, stronger and wiser" when he makes his Manchester United comeback.
Keane has been sidelined by suspension and injury and during his enforced absence the United skipper has decided to learn from the past and change his approach to matches.
"I have to calm things down in my play," Keane told the Manchester Evening News. "I run around trying to do too much in matches. I am desperate to win but I am 31 now and I need to take a step back and look where I have gone wrong. I think I was going wrong in a lot of places.
"I have got to be more clever and wiser about the way I play the game. I don't think it will take anything away from my game. I think it will help it. I will still be a team player."
Keane had a hip operation on September 3rd and is gradually battling his way back to fitness but is convinced the lay-off will have a positive effect on his performances.
"In a funny, crazy kind of way all the injuries I have had have worked out to be a benefit to me. I always feel I come back fitter, better and stronger.
"I learn a lot as well when I am out of the team about what I can give to the side. I have learnt a lot in the last three months about my body and what I am capable of doing and not capable of."