Keane showered Irwin, a fellow Corkman, with praise as he wondered what the former full-back would accomplish in … “They had an incredible midfield with Davids, Deschamps and Zidane, but Keaney took them all on that night and came out on top. “I could never imagine Denis Irwin and Roy Keane sharing a room like they did for all those years,” said Jack Charlton, with a suitably unorthodox interpretation of those virtues. The date of April 21, 1999 has long since been hailed as Keane’s finest hour, as he dragged United into the Champions League final after they fell 2-0 behind against a Juve team including the likes of Zinedine Zidane, Edgar Davids, Didier Deschamps and Alessandro Del Piero in Turin – despite picking up a yellow card that ruled him out of the final. 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Denis would be world class to me,” Keane said during an appearance as a pundit on Sky Sports last year. On Monday Night Football this week, Mayfield's Keane was looking back on the glory years of United and named a number of players who could truly be considered world class. Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Roy Keane says Denis Irwin was world class but left Cristiano Ronaldo off his list, Cristiano Ronaldo is football’s first billionaire ahead of Lionel Messi, MAN UTD NEWS LIVE: Follow for the latest United news, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. He was just incredible and it was a tragedy that he couldn’t play in the final.”. But he saved his old friend, roommate and fellow Irishman until last saving special praise for the full-back. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. 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A late clinching goal from Andy Cole secured United’s place in their first European Cup final since 1968, with victory against Bayern Munich in the most dramatic fashion imaginable firing allowing Ferguson’s side to clinch a unique place in the game’s history books as they became the first English side to complete a League, FA Cup and Champions League Treble. “Roy never said nothing, neither did Denis. The former Republic of Ireland international then described Mark Hughes as a "brilliant striker" before adding Paul Scholes and Eric Cantona to the world class list. Keane said: "We never gave ourselves an opportunity to talk about players being world class. Consistent. Reliable. Quiet. 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