ROY KEANE told an Ipswich fan “I’ll wait for you in the car park” in a furious confrontation after Ruben Amorim’s first Manchester United match.
The incident happened at Portman Road following Sunday’s 1-1 draw between the Red Devils and the Tractor Boys.
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The game marked Amorim’s debut in England after replacing Erik ten Hag.
But despite taking an early lead through Marcus Rashford, United were unable to clinch victory after being pegged back through Omari Hutchinson’s wonder strike.
And with both teams sharing the points, things got heated at full-time between pundit Keane and a home supporter.
The Irish United legend spent two years as Ipswich manager between 2009 and 2011.
He won just 28 of his 81 matches and was sacked midway through the 2010/11 campaign with Ipswich in 21st place in the Championship.
Video showed Keane leaving his Sky Sports desk before walking over to the sideline where a fan was waiting.
Keane could be seen leaning in and heatedly speaking to the man while gesturing with his hand.
The fan looked equally animated as Keane continued to deliver a tongue-lashing, with the pundit heard on camera saying: “I’ll wait for you in the car park.”
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At the same time, other Ipswich supporters poured forward to confront their former boss.
And one could be heard shouting: “F**k you Keane.”
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MANCHESTER UNITED began the Ruben Amorim era with a 1-1 draw away at Ipswich.
Marcus Rashford needed just 81 seconds to put the Red Devils in front at Portman Road, tapping home an Amad Diallo cross.
But Ipswich hit back when Omari Hutchinson’s strike flew in via a deflection off Noussair Mazraoui.
And it was the newly-promoted side who looked likelier to get a winner in the second half.
Here is how SunSport’s Charlie Wyett saw the performances of the Man Utd players…
ANDRE ONANA – 7/10
United’s best player. Two key stops to deny Liam Delap but no chance for the deflected Omari Hutchinson goal.
Then delivered an 87th minute save to keep out an effort from Conor Chaplin.
NOUSSAIR MAZRAOUI – 5
Slotted in on the right of the three-man defence but unfortunate with the deflection for the goal.
MATTHIJS DE LIGT – 5
Has been suspect this season and will probably be better suited to a back three although still given a tough time by Delap.
JONNY EVANS – 5
The 36-year-old was targeted by Ipswich for his lack of pace and no surprise he was replaced.
AMAD DIALLO – 6
Did incredibly well to bomb past Jens Cajuste and deliver the cross for Rashford’s early goal but offered little else.
CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN – 5
Some nice touches going forward but too lightweight in this position in front of the back three.
CASEMIRO – 4
Lucky to start ahead of Manuel Ugarte and was really poor.
Struggled throughout before being subbed and could maybe have got a block to the Hutchinson shot.
DIOGO DALOT – 5
Not suited to left wing-back although stayed there when Luke Shaw arrived because the English international replaced Evans in the back three.
BRUNO FERNANDES – 5
Some of his link-up play was fine but United need a captain who can inspire this team and Fernandes is not the man.
Sent a free-kick flashing past the post with 12 minutes left.
ALEJANDRO GARNACHO – 5
Twice called over by Ruben Amorim in the first half for instructions.
Denied by a decent save from Aro Muric 50 seconds into the second half.
MARCUS RASHFORD – 6
Criticised for his basketball trip to New York so to score after 80 seconds was two fingers up at his critics – but did not offer much after that.
Subs
Ugarte (for Casemiro 56 mins) – 6
Shaw (for Evans 56 mins) – 6
Hojlund (for Rashford 67 mins) – 5
Zirkzee ( for Eriksen 67 mins) – 5
Mount (for Garnacho 87 mins) – 5
Fans responded with mixed feelings to the clip on social media, with one saying: “Worst manager in Town’s history. He set us back a lot of years.”
Another declared: “The fan needs to grow up.”
Keane’s incident with the Ipswich fan came months after an Arsenal supporter was found guilty of headbutting him.
Scott Law was convicted of assaulting Keane at a match in September 2023.
A judge ruled he head headbutted the pundit and pushed him through the doors at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium for cheering a United goal.
SunSport exclusively revealed Keane was left “shaken” as pundit pal Micah Richards pinned Law against a wall during the confrontation.
The married dad of two, who claimed he was acting in self-defence, was given a 12-month community order and a three-year match ban.
Law has lodged an appeal against his conviction and sentence, but a date has yet to be set.
Afterwards, Keane admitted he was starting to get fed up with life as a pundit.
He said: “I’ll struggle for the next 10 months doing this. I love football, but the hassle of matches, getting to games, and the hassle of fans.
“I was in court a few months ago with somebody headbutting me, do you think I enjoy that side of it? Absolutely not.”
Earlier this month Keane also revealed his future plans to move abroad when he quits his job on Sky Sports.
Keane told The Overlap: “In the next couple of years, I reckon I will be moving abroad… putting it out there.
“Do you know what, Switzerland, maybe? Switzerland is beautiful.”
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