Roy Keane warned Ian Harte he would 'f***ing smash' him ahead of an imminent game between Manchester United and Leeds while the pair were having drinks as international teammates, the former Republic of Ireland defender has claimed.
The long-serving duo spent almost a decade alongside each other for their country – and on one of those camps, in 2001, Harte says he 'sobered up and went to bed' after Keane issued a crude threat of violence against him.
Recalling an incident he says happened in 2001 shortly before a game between United and Leeds, Harte told FourFourTwo: 'Back when we both played for Ireland, we'd sometimes go for a drink together.