Gerard Pique Says Roy Keane Is Much Scarier Than Sir Alex Ferguson

Gerard Pique is 27 years old, has won a World Cup, a European Championship, two Champions League titles and is still scared of Roy Keane. 

The Barcelona defender joined Manchester United as a 17-year-old and spent nearly four years at Old Trafford before returning to the Camp Nou. 

During his spell in Manchester, Alex Ferguson was his manager, but Pique told FourFourTwo magazine that it wasn't his Scottish boss that he feared, but rather his Irish team-mate Keane.  

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I wouldn't say I was scared of [Ferguson]. Roy Keane? Well, maybe that's different!

I remember we were in the changing room at Old Trafford and my phone started vibrating. Keano could hear the vibrations and went crazy trying to find out who the phone belonged to. That’s who he was.

Before we [Barca] beat Celtic 1-0 last season, I noticed him by the side of the pitch as a pundit as we went to warm up. I hid my face with my hand because he still scares me. I was 26 years old, and I was s------- myself!

 

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Keane quit his job as pundit with ITV just before the World Cup in Brazil to become assistant manager at Aston Villa, a position he also holds with the Republic of Ireland. 

Pique was left on the bench on Tuesday night as Barcelona fell to a 3-2 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.