Roy Keane hated swapping shirts after German star Sammer turned him down

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Ex-Manchester United hardman Roy Keane has named one player he regretted asking to swap shirts with.

The former Red Devils captain was a guest on fellow Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville's YouTube channel and spoke about his playing days, managerial career and the current state of football.

Keane is just the latest name in a series of big interviews for the former right-back with England captain Harry Kane, boxing heavyweight Anthony Joshua and 100m sprinter Dina Asher-Smith all appearing on 'The Overlap' in recent months.

And whilst on a scenic dog walk with his former teammate, Keane revealed one regret he has from his time with Ireland is when he asked to swap shirts in a warm-up game against Germany in 1994:

"I've asked one player to swap a jersey, which I regret, when I played Germany with Ireland," said Keane on Neville's YouTube channel.

"In the pre-94 World Cup, we played Germany in a friendly. We'd beaten them to be fair and after the game, I was being polite.

"It was the sweeper, Sammer. He said no."

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The game was a memorable occasion for the Republic of Ireland who preparing for their second successive World Cup under legendary manager Jack Charlton.

The Boys in Green would reach the round of 16 for the first time in their history before being beaten 2-0 by the Netherlands.

But that occasion put Keane off swapping shirts in future; the 50-year-old mentioned there was only one other time he considered exchanging his jersey, for France legend Zinedine Zidane:

"After that, I went no it is stupid swapping jerseys really," said Keane.

"Zidane, I remember we played him with United. Brilliant player. And after the Madrid game, we were walking up and I was looking at him and he was looking at me.

"I was thinking he'll probably ask me, but we didn't and I'm glad."

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