Keane was arguably at the peak of his powers and captained both the club and country that O’Shea strived to represent over the years that followed.
Prior to his first-team debut that came in the opening months of the 1999/2000 season, the latter had multiple opportunities to train with the senior group and pick the brains of Roy and co from week to week.
Brushing shoulders with his future team-mates on the training ground was a major part of his early footballing education in Manchester, however, there were other, less favoured instances that the more experienced players like Keane helped O’Shea to learn during his early years at the club, as he explains in the latest episode of the UTD Podcast.