Roy Keane's horror tackle gives Erling Haaland added incentive to avenge his dad against Man United MCFC MUFC
Roy Keane’s horror tackle on Alf-Inge Haaland did not end his career – but Erling Haaland can still avenge his dad when Man City host Manchester UnitedLike Michael Jordan’s iconic buzzer-beater in 1989 going down in history as ‘The Shot’, Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haaland in 2001 might forever be known as ‘The Tackle’.
Haaland was not substituted after the challenge, played half of a Norway friendly four days later and featured for 68 minutes of City’s next league game.While it is possible the tackle had a collateral effect and he did undergo surgery that summer, Keane targeted the right knee and the operation was on his left.Besides, this is a moment that doesn’t need hyperbole. Just watching it is enough to nauseate and shock like a horror film.
Speaking in his controversial 2002 autobiography, Keane said: “I’d waited long enough. I f***ing hit him hard. The ball was there . Take that you c***. And don’t ever stand over me sneering about fake injuries.” “I don’t regret that. But I had no wish to injure him. It was action; it was football. It was dog eats dog.“I’ve kicked lots of players and I know the difference between hurting somebody and injuring somebody. I didn’t go to injure Haaland. When you play sport, you know how to injure somebody.
“Haaland finished the game and played four days later, for Norway. A couple of years later he tried to claim that he’d had to retire because of the tackle. He was going to sue me. It was a bad tackle but he was still able to play four days later.”It’s true, Haaland did try to suggest the tackle ended his career before backtracking when Keane released his second autobiography.
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