Tuesday 9th May 2006 – Old Trafford

Keane given Old Trafford send-off

A crowd of 69,591 watched
Manchester United beat
Celtic 1-0 in Roy Keane's
testimonial at Old Trafford.

Keane, 34, played for his

current club in the first half
but ran out with his former
United team-mates after the
break, to the delight of the Keane was reunited with his former
home fans. manager Sir Alex Ferguson

Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs combined to set up Cristiano

Ronaldo to score United's winner after 55 minutes.

Keane, who left United in December, told the crowd: "This is

something I'll remember for the rest of my life."

Tuesday's game is expected to raise £2.5m, the majority of

which Keane will give to charity.

Sir Alex Ferguson hailed Keane as one of United's best

players of all time, and Keane responded by paying tribute to
the club at which he spent more than 12 seasons.

"You get clubs who are happy to come second or third. Not
United," Keane said in the match programme.

"The fans don't deserve anything less than winning and that's
what the manager and the club are about."