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Barcelona defender Pique: Keane had me running scared at Man Utd

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique admits Roy Keane had him running scared at Manchester United. The Spain international didn't feature under Sir Alex Ferguson until after Keane had departed Old Trafford, but that didn't stop him fearing the Republic of Ireland and Aston Villa assistant coach.

"I wouldn't say I was scared of [Sir Alex Ferguson]. Roy Keane? Well, maybe that's different!" Pique told FourFourTwo.

"I remember we were in the changing room at Old Trafford and my phone started vibrating. Keano could hear the vibrations and went crazy trying to find out who the phone belonged to. That's who he was.

"Before we [Barca] beat Celtic 1-0 last season, I noticed him by the side of the pitch as a pundit as we went to warm up. I hid my face with my hand because he still scares me. I was 26 years old, and I was sh*tting myself!"

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