Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane was notoriously fearless and intimidating. During his 12 years at Old Trafford, the Irish midfielder got his hands on 17 trophies and left his mark on many an opposing player.
But one of his most enduring contributions to the game was a comment made after a Champions League match in 2000, when he invoked a prawn sandwich to deride football’s gentrification.
“Some people come to Old Trafford, and I don’t think they could spell football, never mind understand it,” Keane complained, “They’ve had a few drinks and probably a few prawn sandwiches and they don’t realize what’s going on out on the pitch.”
It was a cutting remark…
