The images are cold in the back. It was a simple day in the Premier League in April 2001, with a Manchester derby that didn't matter at the top of the rankings that he acquired 10 years later. However, rivalry raged on the field, especially at the end of the match. In the 86th minute, the defender of Man. City Alf-Inge Haaland clears the ball. He then suffered a knee tackle from United player Roy Keane. A premeditated act of the Irish milieu, logically expelled, which he will laugh at a year and a half later in his autobiography.
"Fuck him, he got what he deserved ..."
Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haaland."There are things that I regret in my life, it is not part of it, confided Roy Keane in 2002. Damn, I put the package. Take this, asshole. Even in the locker room, I had no remorse. My attitude, it was an eye for an eye: he should fuck off. He got what he deserved ... "If the former sultry Manchester United captain was so bitter, it was because Haaland, a Leeds United player in 1997, accused him of pretending after contact between the two men. In reality, Roy Keane was the victim of a cruciate ligament rupture which put an end to his season in September.
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The explanation behind Haaland's non-transfer to Manchester United?
The consequences will appear unequivocal for Alf-Inge Haaland, questioned by the Daily Telegraph in 2008. "Did this tackle end my career? Well, I never played a full game again, right? It sounds like a big coincidence, don't you think? ” As detailed by L'Équipe , the former Norwegian international did not end his career early because of his right knee, Roy Keane's target. But rather from his left knee which he suffered from for a long time. A version which tends to explain why the player and Manchester City did not ultimately file a complaint, as was initially envisaged.
And the latest urban legend? It affects the family, more specifically Erling Haaland. After revealing himself in Salzburg, the striker signed at Borussia Dortmund for € 20 million, the amount of his release clause. A nice shot made by the German club, when it was targeted by ... Manchester United, the club of Roy Keane and therefore sworn enemy of Father Haaland. Rumors are rife about the father's involvement in order to prevent his son from signing with the Red Devils. The British press nevertheless qualified this theory, notably underlining MU's refusal to include a release clause in Haaland's contract.
Keane's injury then the assassin's tackle 3 and a half years later
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