ROY Keane had the perfect words – and gesture – as he responded to James Maddison’s cheeky goal celebration vs his beloved Man United.
The Spurs playmaker revelled in ‘shushing’ Keano after tapping in the winner against the Red Devils on February 16.
The English ace and Tottenham as a whole have endured a patchy season amid widespread injury issues[/caption]
He had stared down the camera while ‘shushing’ it days after Keane had made headlines for questioning how much of a difference maker he is[/caption]
Keane concluded his newest jibe by mimicking Maddison’s darts-inspired celebration[/caption]
And was clearly delighted with his wind-up work[/caption]
That not so subtle response came days after Keane had unleashed a barrage of criticism at the 28-year-old for not consistently living up to his ability.
Now, Cork’s most famous son has gotten another dig in on the latest episode of Sky Bet’s Stick to Football.
Keane at first appeared supportive – before delivering a sting in the tail.
He said of Maddison putting his finger to his lips: “Good on him, yeah. Absolutely no problem.”
However, the Ireland legend then got into his stride as he added: “I still go to what I said. I don’t think he does enough of that (influencing games).
“But when he scores I was at home with my cup of tea and I went, ‘Good on you’.
“No problem. If people have a go at you you answer them back.”
But then came Keane’s first cheeky dig: “I was hoping he was going to do it the other day – but he was sub against Ipswich.”
The smiling ex-hardman turned to the camera and mimicked Maddison’s oche-style celebration.
Neville and fellow Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher roared with laughter at that.
And Arsenal icon Ian Wright chipped in with: ” Do your stuff, James – because you can’t f***ing win!”
In fact Maddison came on at Portman Road last Saturday to tee up Tottenham’s third goal in a 4-1 victory.
And Keane bowed out on a soft note as he said: “He got an assist against Ipswich to be fair.”
Keane’s latest bullseye has been shared far and wide as many fans have labelled it his best bit of comic timing on the podcast yet.
Among the many reactions it’s garnered on X, Toneyman called it ‘Amazing’ while Mannan hailed: “That’s awesome’.
Another user posted: “He owned Maddison here big time.”
Whilst another bowled over follower added: “Bloody hell, he bodied him without saying anything at the end.”
Lastly, EJ pleaded: “Somebody save that darts action by Keano in a GIF haha.”
