Roy Keane and Erling Haaland's father 'refuse to reunite' ahead of Man City vs Man Utd

A broadcaster unsuccessfully attempted to reunite Manchester United legend Roy Keane and former Manchester City star Alfie Haaland ahead of the derby on Sunday afternoon, according to reports. Keane is believed to have ended Haaland's football career after a horrific tackle in 2001.

According to , Keane and Haaland were 25 yards apart at the Etihad Stadium but refused to reunite when asked by a broadcaster. The couple spent a season together at Nottingham Forest before Keane left for United in a deal worth £3.75million, the British record at the time.

Although despite this time together, the two brash characters often fought when they took to the field against each other. The tip of the iceberg that was their rivalry came during the Manchester Derby in 2001, when Keane deliberately injured Haaland.

The former United captain lunged at the Norwegian and caught him on his right knee, with the ball off the camera. Keane obviously received his marching orders, although he didn't even catch a glimpse of the red card as he stood over Haaland and screamed in midfield as he lay on the ground in agony .

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Keane later revealed he intended to injure the midfielder but denied claims he intended to end his career - given it was one of Haaland's last games before he was forced to retire through injury. Writing in his 2002 autobiography, the former Republic of Ireland star revealed that Haaland standing over him in 1997 was the reason for the heavy challenge, when the former Leeds staircase claimed he was doing pretending to hurt himself.

He said, "I've waited long enough. Hit it hard. The ball was there (I think). Take that, c****. Although he then added context to the situation 12 years later, saying, "I wanted to pin him down and let him know what was going on. I wanted to hurt him and stand above him, I don't regret it. But I had no I didn't want to hurt him. It was action; it was football. It was dog eat dog.

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"I've kicked a lot of players and I know the difference between hurting someone and hurting someone. I didn't go and hurt Haaland. When you play sports, you know how to hurt someone 'one."

Although Haaland doesn't seem to believe his former teammate. Speaking about the incident, he said: "For eight years I was injury free. Coincidence or not, it was my last 90 minutes in England. Is it a coincidence, or is it not "If you're on the ground and someone kicks you in the right leg, you can always twist your other leg. He can hurt himself and that's probably what happened. "I haven't played a full 90 minutes after...