Smith is the featured guest in the latest episode of UTD Podcast, and was asked whether Keane was overrated, as some critics have suggested.
The Yorkshireman responded forcefully, explaining that Keane’s performances in a struggling Nottingham Forest side and during his golden years at United place him firmly within the highest class of central midfield players.
“I’d say watch Roy Keane at Nottingham Forest and when he first came to Manchester United and make your decision based on that,”
explained Smith.
“Because a lot of people forget and they don’t have a broad spectrum on actually the development of Roy as a player and how he evolved as a player through necessity, through injuries et cetera.