#3 Roy Keane
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Keane had a fairly remarkable playing career with Manchester United, winning seven Premier League titles, four FA Cups and the 1998/99 Champions League, and even captaining the club before eventually falling out with Sir Alex Ferguson. The Irishman was an important part of a United team on the rise, with his hard-tackling and in-your-face attitude courting both compliments and criticisms alike.
His bullish nature saw him get into many altercations on the field, and his rivalry with Arsenal’s Patrick Viera was one of the defining feuds of the previous decade. Games between Arsenal and Manchester United were often title-deciding affairs, and the midfield battle between the two was legendary, with both players unwilling to give an inch.
An image that comes to mind when anyone mentions Keane is his horror, potentially leg-breaking tackle on Manchester City’s Alf-Inge Haaland in 2001, with the midfielder even admitting that he did not regret it and that it was an act of revenge for a previous incident.
This, of course, also meant that he was often on the receiving end of bookings, with Keane totalling 12 red cards in the course of his career.
