Top Five Spats That Sir Alex Ferguson Had With His Own Players

Roy Keane

4) Roy Keane – The hot-headed Irish midfielder is still considered a legend at Manchester United and will go down as one of the best defensive midfielders of his generation. He was Fergie’s main man; his captain. However, he was bound to cause some trouble with his outspoken nature. The beginning of the end was when he publicly slammed players like John O’Shea, Darren Fletcher, Alan Smith, Keiran Richardson and Rio Ferdinand after a 4-1 defeat to Middlesborough. He was released from his contract and signed for Celtic. Despite the fall-out, he was given a testimonial match by United.