When Alan Shearer Left Roy Keane Fuming After Cheeky Comment on the Pitch

• Alan Shearer and Roy Keane clashed several times during their illustrious careers in the EPL
• Back in 2001, Shearer angered the former Manchester United captain with a cheeky comment
• Keane's reaction earned him a red card as the Red Devils went on to lose the encounter

Newcastle icon Alan Shearer has narrated how he once left Manchester United legend Roy Keane fuming after he made a cheeky comment on the pitch.

The two Premier League icons clashed a couple of times during their illustrious careers in the English topflight.

While Newcastle and the Red Devils are not direct rivals, their encounters are often heated and passionate.

And on one occasion back in 2001, Keane and Shearer were involved in a heated moment that saw the former yellow carded.

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Shearer recalls leaving Keane fuming

According to Sportskeeda, the ugly moment was sparked by Shearer, who left the United defender irked after he made a cheeky comment to stop a quick throw-in.

A fuming Keaene went on to throw the ball at the former striker, with his actions earning him a booking before he was later sent off.

Reflecting on the incident on BBC's Match of the Day, Shearer joked that Keane was so furious that he could see steam coming out of the Irishman's ears.

"All I wanted to do was to stop him from taking an early throw-in! I can't remember what name I called him."

"I could see the steam coming out of his ears, but after the final whistle, after we'd shaken hands and all that, I could hear a commotion behind me and he was there at the top of the tunnel waiting for me! It was one of them 'All right, hold me back! Hold me back!' but we couldn't get together to have anything off, we couldn't. We wanted to, I would have been alright I think," Shearer continued.

The Premier League match staged at St. James Park ended in a 4-3 win for the Magpies, with neither Keane nor Shearer getting their names on the scoresheet.