Keane blast Rooney
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Sunderland boss Roy Keane has caned his former Manchester United teammate Wayne Rooney.
In an interview to be published in The Sunday Times Magazine tomorrow, Keane said: "For me, the jury's still out on Wayne. I think he's got a hell of a lot to do.
"Wayne has achieved nothing - and would probably say that himself.
"I would judge players over a few years rather than one or two.
"He's got potential, like I've got potential to be a good manager.
"Potential is one thing, doing it is another."
Keane then admits Rooney has not even got his mobile number. The only United players who have - some have now moved on - are Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Gary Neville, Nicky Butt, John O'Shea, Quinton Fortune and Ryan Giggs.
When joining Celtic, Keane said he gave only two of the players his number as he did not want to be annoyed by their banter.
While Keane is full of praise for the way ex-England captain David Beckham leads his life, he is less complimentary about Owen.
He said: "There's loads of people who get sucked in. Michael Owen always springs to mind.
"The day after Owen broke his foot, he's doing an article and I'm thinking, 'Work on your recovery, man'."
Discussing his relationship with Fergie, Keane says he "doesn't have a clue" where they stand following their bitter bust-up. But he says they have respect for each other, although he also stresses there is no affection between them.
In an interview to be published in The Sunday Times Magazine tomorrow, Keane said: "For me, the jury's still out on Wayne. I think he's got a hell of a lot to do.
"Wayne has achieved nothing - and would probably say that himself.
"I would judge players over a few years rather than one or two.
"He's got potential, like I've got potential to be a good manager.
"Potential is one thing, doing it is another."
Keane then admits Rooney has not even got his mobile number. The only United players who have - some have now moved on - are Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Gary Neville, Nicky Butt, John O'Shea, Quinton Fortune and Ryan Giggs.
When joining Celtic, Keane said he gave only two of the players his number as he did not want to be annoyed by their banter.
While Keane is full of praise for the way ex-England captain David Beckham leads his life, he is less complimentary about Owen.
He said: "There's loads of people who get sucked in. Michael Owen always springs to mind.
"The day after Owen broke his foot, he's doing an article and I'm thinking, 'Work on your recovery, man'."
Discussing his relationship with Fergie, Keane says he "doesn't have a clue" where they stand following their bitter bust-up. But he says they have respect for each other, although he also stresses there is no affection between them.
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