Roy Keane saw and achieved almost everything during his long and decorated football career. The combative yet highly skilled midfielder dominated the Premier League with Manchester United and competed at the highest level in the Champions League during the club’s powerful era under Sir Alex Ferguson.
Captaining the club to seven league titles and a famous European Cup triumph, Keane remains one of the most influential figures in Manchester United’s history. Opponents often dreaded travelling to Old Trafford to face a Keane-led United side, with many feeling beaten before the match had even kicked off.
Whether it was the endless stream of elite players in Ferguson’s squad or the deafening support from the home crowd, United frequently won the psychological battle long before the physical contest began on the pitch. But among all the stadiums he visited, which away ground did Keane believe produced the best atmosphere?
Roy Keane in No Doubt About Best Atmosphere
Despite becoming accustomed to the incredible noise generated at Old Trafford every week, it still took something special to impress the Irishman. Yet when asked about his favourite away ground during an interview with Gary Neville on The Overlap, Keane didn’t take long to answer: