Chris Kamara tells hilarious story about Roy Keane's time at Sunderland

Chris Kamara has shared a hilarious Roy Keane anecdote from when the former Manchester United captain was still manager of Sunderland.

The ex-Nottingham Forest and Celtic midfielder managed Sunderland between 2006 and 2008, leading the club to the Premier League.

"I’ve got to tell you my Roy Keane story,” Kamara explained to Crouch. He was manager at Sunderland and we were at the Marriott Hotel in Cromwell Road in Kensington.”

"He's the manager of Sunderland, we used to stay there when we were doing Sky.

"So I get in the lift from the fourth floor down to the ground. Third floor it stops and Roy Keane walks in. Sunderland were struggling at the time.

"And you know what it's like in a lift, the lady goes, ‘Going down?'”

"I said, ‘I think she’s talking to you, Roy!’

"And, to be fair, he looked up and he didn’t give me the glare and I could just see the glimmer of a smirk.”

Keane’s no-nonsense attitude certainly proved a hit with supporters during his time on Wearside and fans were sorry to see him resign following a disagreement with Ellis Short.

Since his departure, Keane has been the assistant manager at Aston Villa, the Republic of Ireland and Nottingham Forest after being sacked as Ipswich Town boss in 2011.

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The 49-year-old was recently touted as a potential replacement for Graham Alexander at Salford City before Richie Wellens took the job.

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