Roy Keane has been inducted into the English Premier League Hall of Fame.
The former Manchester United midfielder and ex-teammate Eric Cantona were chosen as the third and fourth members of the prestigious class respectively after Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry became the first two members.
Keane, who finished his career at Celtic, said: "I feel very lucky to be inducted but I’ve only been inducted because of the players I’ve played with."
The Irishman, 49, managed a whopping 366 Premier League appearances across a successful 12-and-a-half year spell at Old Trafford where he won seven league titles.
The ex-Sunderland and Ipswich Town manager, since retiring, has been a boss in his own right in the top tier of English football and has also taken roles as assistant manager at Republic of Ireland to Martin O'Neill.
Other players beaten to the hall of fame by Keane and Frenchman Cantona include Rangers boss Steven Gerrard, David Beckham and Dennis Bergkamp.
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