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Man Utd legend Roy Keane only moved into punditry after HOROSCOPE reading convinced him to join ITV

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ROY KEANE has revealed that a HOROSCOPE persuaded him to start his punditry career.

Keane, 50, rejected a return to management with Sunderland last week.

Popular pundit Keane decided to work for ITV on a whim after a horoscope told him to stop turning down opportunitiesCredit: Getty
Keane remained with ITV for their star-studded coverage of Euro 2012 and the rest is historyCredit: ITV

The former Man Utd captain was last in the dug-out at struggling League One outfit Ipswich Town way back in 2011.

And the Irishman told Sky Sports that some star gazing saw him make the switch to punditry.

He said: “I was never that bothered about it.

“When you’re playing, you’re in the zone and I never took too much notice of what people were saying.

“I kind of just fell into it really when I just left Ipswich.

“United were in the Champions League final at Wembley (in 2011) and ITV got in touch asking if I would do a game.

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“I was in my house in Ipswich thinking ‘will I, won’t I?’

“This is true, I think it was the Monday, a few days before the final, and they wanted an answer quickly.

“I read my horoscope that day and it said ‘you can’t keep saying no to people’ so I said ‘I’ll do it’.

“I don’t mind just giving my opinion and then going home.”

Keane eventually accepted ITV’s proposal for him to be a studio guest for the Champions League final between Manchester United and Barcelona at Wembley.

The 50-year-old continued to work with ITV as an analyst during their coverage of Euro 2012.

It was quite the turnaround for the United legend after previously saying that he would ‘rather go to the dentist’ than be a pundit.

He started working for Sky Sports in 2019 where he remains a fan favourite.

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk

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