Roy Keane picked on by Gary Neville and Co ahead of Liverpool vs Man Utd as Ted Lasso comparison made
Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Graeme Souness all joined in to mock Roy Keane after a comparison was made between him and popular Ted Lasso character Roy Kent. A trailer centred around Kent, played by Brett Goldstein, was aired on Sky Sports before Liverpool played Manchester United.
Keane, meanwhile, is stood still in silence looking thoroughly unimpressed. He then gives his take. "To me?" he asked. "You're joking! I'm a lot nicer than him. You know that, tell the truth."
Cates replied: "He [Goldstein] got a an Emmy for that performance which is ridiculous because he was only doing his job," with a quip on Keane's famous "do your job" speech.
Souness then admitted he was won over by the prospect, adding, "I've never seen it but I will now."
"When we're putting this together as a show we said, ‘We know that Ted's nice, what is an existing football archetype that he would have to deal with?’ And we could think of no greater obstacle than Roy Keane in his midst."