Micah Richards left Roy Keane behind, blushing and speechless with his comment about Erling Haaland's father Alf-Inge.
Sky His sports critics couldn't help but mention Keane's infamous foul on former Manchester City midfielder.West Ham after his son scored twice in his debut for Citizens in his 2-0 victory on Sunday.
Norway's Discussing the striker, Karen Carney explained how Haaland has great genes. The former England women's international said: "I've confirmed it before. His mother is also an athlete and knows what his father has done in his history. He will be an absolute example..."
Sky Sports host David Jones asked, "What did his dad do?" "He used to wait there for Roy. To be honest, I've never seen Roy so nervous."
Seemingly enjoying Richards' joke. However, Keane immediately blushed.
Richards was referring to Keane's infamous foul on his senior Harland. This effectively ended his career and the Irishman received a red card, a three-match suspension and a £5,000 fine.
Keane admitted the foul was intentional and he was also given a five-match suspension and he was fined an additional £150,000.
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Sky Sports)The former United captain recently had a quick Q&A with Gary Neville. "In football, I think it's probably when I did something like Crusaders or Haaland, when I got hurt," he said.
As to whether he regretted the incident, he added:
Alf-Inge was at his stadium in London on Sunday to watch his son score his two goals against Hammers to give Manchester City a winning start.
Haaland's first goal came from a penalty his spot after Alfons Areola made a sweep in the box. His second was caught on Kevin De Bruyne's through ball before he fired home.
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