Keane comments fuel new controversy

Roy Keane may be in more trouble after he revealed he wishes he had punched Alan Shearer before being sent off at Newcastle last…

Roy Keane may be in more trouble after he revealed he wishes he had punched Alan Shearer before being sent off at Newcastle last season.

Keane got a red card for pushing Shearer in a fit of rage over the Newcastle skipper's time-wasting.

In a new video, Roy Keane: As I See It, the Irishman said: "I was sent off for pushing him [Shearer] - but if you're going to get sent off, you might as well punch him properly. It's the same punishment.

"You might as well get hung for a sheep as a lamb. It was just a push, though. Ridiculous".

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Keane is serving a five-match ban after admitting in his autobiography that a tackle on Manchester City's Alf-Inge Haaland was motivated by a desire for revenge.

Keane, who is still recovering from hip surgery, was also fined £150,000 stering by the English FA and could face a civil suit from Haaland.

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