Roy Keane has revealed he deliberately stamped on Gareth Southgate in the 1995 FA Cup semi-final because the defender "got in the way".
Manchester United captain Keane - facing two Football Association charges that could lead to an eight-game suspension following the publication of his autobiography - told the
Sun
: "He shouldn't be lying on the floor. Defenders shouldn't be on their backsides. I felt that he got in the way".
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Southgate, then with Crystal Palace but now at Middlesbrough, is the latest figure in the game to be criticised by Keane.
Asked if settling scores was part of football, Keane said: "Yeah, and there's plenty more to be settled".
Keane has admitted he deliberately fouled Manchester City's Alf Inge Haaland in April, 2001. It followed an older incident when Keane had seriously injured himself lunging at Haaland, who was then playing for Leeds.
The 31-year-old has referred to his World Cup bust-up with Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy and his players too.
He said: "My heart went out to certain players. There are one or two decent blokes but there are others . . . muppets would be the right word to describe them.
"Steve Staunton is quick to turn around and say: `Roy Keane used language like I have never heard before.' He played football for Liverpool and Aston Villa. He's been under John Gregory, Graeme Souness. I'm sure they used words like that".
PA