{"id":2617,"date":"2026-01-15T12:53:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T12:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=2617"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T12:53:16","slug":"roy-keane-takes-bizarre-swipe-at-michael-carricks-wife-12-years-after-she-criticised-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=2617","title":{"rendered":"Roy Keane takes bizarre swipe at Michael Carrick\u2019s wife 12 years after she criticised him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-carrick-was-appointed-caretaker-man-united-manager-this-week\">Carrick was appointed caretaker Man United manager this week <\/h2>\n<p>Roy Keane has grabbed the attention of the sporting world this week, after he made an unexpected comment about new caretaker Man United manager Michael Carrick\u2019s wife, Lisa Roughead. <\/p>\n<p>The Irish Red Devils legend was speaking on the latest episode of the Overlap\u2019s Stick to Football podcast. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Alongside former teammate Gary Neville, Keane discussed the fallout at Old Trafford since Ruben Amorim\u2019s departure, leading up to the appointment of Carrick. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Stick to Football: Episode 111 \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd1d Carrick Appointed!<br \/>\ud83e\uddec What Is Man United&#8217;s DNA?<br \/>\ud83e\udee3 Chelsea&#8217;s Rosenior Risk\u2026<br \/>\ud83c\udfc6 Macclesfield&#8217;s FA Cup Miracle!<\/p>\n<p>Watch now on YouTube and listen on all major platforms! <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UAGGv4Vm8v\">pic.twitter.com\/UAGGv4Vm8v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Overlap (@WeAreTheOverlap) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeAreTheOverlap\/status\/2011711351471645055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Carrick was announced as caretaker on Tuesday, at the end of rigorous recruitment process that saw him go up against former colleague, and once close teammate of Keane\u2019s, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. <\/p>\n<p>According to Sky Sports, Carrick won out over Ole due to his acceptance that he is unlikely to remain Man United manager beyond the end of his short-term six month contract. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1234586606.jpg?height=1024&amp;width=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-519064\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MANCHESTER, ENGLAND \u2013 AUGUST 07: Ole Gunnar Solksjaer the head coach \/ manager of Manchester United and Michael Carrick assistant head coach \/ manager of Manchester United during the Pre Season Friendly fixture between Manchester United and Everton at Old Trafford on August 7, 2021 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt \u2013 AMA\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Weighing in on discourse around the new Man United manager, Keane began by saying: \u201cIsn\u2019t it strange, the noises the last few weeks, people saying there needs to be a Man Utd connection? I\u2019m not sure about all that stuff, I\u2019m not sure it necessarily works!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>18+ Be Gamble Aware, Best Betting Odds <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then, leaning back on his own experiences as an elite manager, the former Ireland national team captain said: \u201cWhen a manager goes in, do you have to go in and have big speeches with the players? <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou go in, say hello, morning.\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Sunderland I didn\u2019t speak to the players for about 2 days when I went in. Just watched training. Keep them all guessing. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carrick In, Chelsea\u2019s Rosenior Risk &amp; Rooney\u2019s FA Cup Miracle | Stick to Football EP 111\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7PTTqRaULyM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t have to do a big speech, that\u2019s all very predictable. I thought I\u2019d give them a couple of days just to chill out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was after sharing that Sunderland anecdote that the 54-year-old made a surprise reference to Carrick\u2019s wife Lisa. <\/p>\n<p>Keane said: \u201cHis wife can always come in [if Carrick doesn\u2019t do well], cause she\u2019s got a bit of a big mouth sometimes. She\u2019s probably doing the team talk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The apparent reason behind Keane\u2019s surprise swipe at Lisa Roughead has since been revealed by The Manchester Evening News. <\/p>\n<p>The MEN report that, back in 2014, after then Man United midfielder Michael Carrick had featured for the Red Devils in a disappointing loss to Olympiakos, he had been criticised by pundit Roy Keane. <\/p>\n<p>After Carrick was recorded in a post match interview, Keane had said: \u201cThat interview was just like the performance, flat.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/01\/BhWk6-bIQAA8is9-1.jpg?height=350&amp;width=598\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-519357\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Keane\u2019s comments reportedly prompted Lisa to take to social media to say: \u201cRoy Keane what a ****, says anything to get a reaction. That\u2019s all done.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>She later deleted the tweet, and returned to the platform to say: \u201cDeleted my tweet\u2026 Emotions got the better of me.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Bottom ad unit --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Custom pseudo content\/category -->\n            <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>#Roy #Keane #takes #bizarre #swipe #Michael #Carricks #wife #years #criticised<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carrick was appointed caretaker Man United manager this week Roy Keane has grabbed the attention of the sporting world this week, after he made an unexpected comment about new caretaker Man United manager Michael Carrick\u2019s wife, Lisa Roughead. 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