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Erling Haaland won’t sign for Man United because of Roy Keane’s BRUTAL tackle on his dad 21 years ago, claims Paul Ince, as Borussia Dortmund hotshot attracts interest from Man City, Real Madrid and Barcelona

Paul Ince thinks his former teammate Roy Keane may have scuppered Manchester United's chances of signing Borussia Dortmund forward Erling Haaland this summer.

Back in 2001, Keane inflicted a serious knee injury on Haaland's father, Alf-Inge, during a Manchester derby, and was shown a red card for his actions.

The Irishman would later admit that he committed the foul deliberately as he looked to gain revenge on his opponent, who had shown little sympathy to Keane when he had gone down with his own cruciate ligament injury four years earlier.

Roy Keane deliberately injured Alf-Inge Haaland in a Manchester derby back in 2001
He showed no remorse for his actions afterwards as his opponent received treament

Despite being over two decades ago, Ince believes Keane's challenge lives long in the memory, and will prevent United from enticing Haaland to Old Trafford.