ROY KEANE has broken his silence over the huge row he had with an Ipswich fan last month.
The Manchester United legend was involved in a heated argument with a fan during an ad break while working for Sky Sports as his old club drew 1-1 with Ipswich at Portman Road.
In a video of the incident, the 53-year-old was heard telling a fan he would wait for them in the car park after the fan shouted: “F*** you Keane”.
The confrontation prompted an investigation by Sky chiefs to establish what had happened, but Keane was back on TV the following Sunday for Liverpool's match against Manchester City.
But Keane has now lifted the lid on what happened from his point of view.
Speaking live on the Stick To Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, Keane said: “I wasn't angry at the Ipswich Town game.
'What happens when we do matches and the analysis happens at the end of the match, when fans can go up or down, whatever emotions they feel – and people think they can abuse you, and it seems like a 'That should we accept'.
“I went to him twice – I said, 'No problem, if you want to abuse me or have a conversation with me, I'm at work.'
“I went to him twice, at different stages, and he was swearing in front of children.
“I said, 'If you want to see me next,' and people thought I was asking him a question [fight] – I said, 'I'll meet you in the parking lot.'
'Where else was I supposed to see him? He wasn't there! I couldn't say I'd see you in the lounge. They were clearly asked to leave the ground.”
The comment prompted laughter from co-stars on the live panel, including Ian Wright, Jill Scott, Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Derek Chisora.
Wright admitted he was “quite angry” about the incident before Keane spoke about it.
The Arsenal icon explained the typical implications of asking someone to meet in a car park, offering someone out.
But Keane hit back, saying: “No, I'm not offering anyone, I'm 53 years old and have five children and two grandchildren.”
Keane said he then waited in the car and said the fan “wasn't there”.
He added: “I was calm. That's not me getting angry.
“Did I wait in the parking lot?” There were other idiots in the parking lot, other people hanging out.
“But I don't understand it and people's anger is clearly that I'm asking someone out for a fight.”
Keane also spoke about the incident at Arsenal last year where he was left “shocked” after being headbutted by a fan.
The ex-midfielder adds: “Strangely enough, I also had that at Arsenal last year.
'Thank God the judge was able to see through the nonsense and realize I was being attacked.
“But to be honest, I wasn't angry last weekend. I just said, 'I'll see you later'. I was calm.”
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