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'I was sweating, I was only a young lad': Jordan Henderson recalls Roy Keane's rant at Sunderland's academy starlets... but believes dressing down from infamous hothead helped kickstart his career

Jordan Henderson has revealed his most memorable dressing down from a manager came from Roy Keane during his fledgling days at Sunderland - but also believes the rant helping kickstart his career.

The typically fiery Keane took charge of the Wearside outfit between 2006 and 2008 in what was his first managerial role, and led the club from the bottom of the Championship and into the Premier League.

Keane is one of English football's most notorious hardmen and his abrasive nature stretched into his time in the dugout - with Henderson recalling one particular occasion the Irishman lost his temper.