Shay Given reveals the non-terrifying side of Roy Keane

Roy Keane has a bit of a reputation.

The no-nonsense player developed into a pretty intimidating assistant manager and his trademark death stare has become the stuff of nightmares in recent years. But, behind the terrifying facade he likes to put forward, Keane is not an unapproachable character, according to his former Republic of Ireland teammate Shay Given. Given, who retired from the international set-up last week, has claimed that the Irish assistant manager is not the heartless figure he tends to portray and that he was the one who convinced the goalkeeper to return to Martin O'Neill's side in 2014 after initially retiring two years earlier. Given also revealed that his decision to step away from the Republic of Ireland team at the age of 40 was met with a heartfelt response from the former Manchester United enforcer.