Music legend and huge Celtic fan Sir Rod Stewart told talkSPORT he feels Roy Keane can be interpreted as a bully, which may have hindered his management career.
Keane's rants on Sky Sports often go viral as he tears shreds into his fellow pundits, but after Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Chelsea he got as good as he gave.
The pair's debate didn't take long to boil over and become a heated discussion
Keane spent 18 months at Celtic before retiring in 2006
Jamie Carragher fought back against the Irishman in a fiery debate over United's signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink sat in between enjoying the TV gold.
White and Jordan were lucky enough to be joined by Sir Rod, and was asked about Keane, who briefly played for his beloved Celtic from 2005 to 2006.
"I think Roy can be a bit of a bully sometimes," Sir Rod said. "I admired him as a player but he's a bit of a bully.
"I think there's a way of speaking your mind and I think he's far too aggressive."
Could Keane's aggression have impacted his management career?
Keane recently revealed that he believes he would have been up to the job had Manchester United offered him the opportunity to manage the club on an interim basis.
The former United captain hasn't taken sole charge of a team since Ipswich in 2011 and Sir Rod isn't surprised.
"He was an elite player, but do you think he could be a good manager with that approach?" he pondered.
The Parkhead royalty also revealed how he felt about another legendary Premier League midfielder, with Steven Gerrard recently leaving Celtic's fierce rivals Rangers to join Aston Villa.
Gerrard won the 2020/21 Scottish Premiership with Rangers
And Sir Rod was delighted to see him head down south to Villa
Gerrard guided Rangers to their first league title in 10 years last season, ending a decade of dominance for Celtic, and Sir Rod is delighted to see the back of him.
"I was over the moon!" he joked. "I was pleased somewhat, I don't dislike or hate Rangers. I don't like using that word hate to tell you the truth.
"I like Rangers supporters, they give me a bit of stick so I give them a bit of stick, but I was very pleased, I'm hoping he'll take [Ryan] Kent and [Glen] Kamara with him!"
Rangers recently appointed one of their former players Giovanni van Bronckhorst as Gerrard's replacement, with the team still leading Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership.
The pair face off in the Old Firm derby on January 2, in a match that could be decisive for the title race.
Sir Rod is gutted at the decision to hold the Old Firm behind closed doors
Sir Rod confirmed he can't wait for the game to come around, but admitted one thing that has tarnished the rivalry for him.
"The fact that Celtic and Rangers now won't allow away supporters in, for me, is so childish," he said.
"When it happened I was hoping Celtic would be above that, and do 'when they go low we go high' but we got sucked in by it and it was so childish, they're going to kill the atmosphere.
"Please Celtic come on, allow the away supporters in, the Rangers supporters in."
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