He's at it again Keane attacks Man Utd over 'lies' Sunderland manager says he 'lost the love of the game' when he left Man Utd Martin Palmer Sunday April 6, 2008 The Observer Roy Keane has attacked his former club Manchester United, accusing them of betraying him. The Sunderland manager claimed in an interview with the Irish Times that before he left the club in November 2005 he was told 'certain things at certain meetings that were basic lies'. Keane, for so long one of United's most influential players after joining from Nottingham Forest in 1993, left the club after a prolonged absence with a foot injury, later joining Celtic. His departure followed a period of increasing tension, as the midfielder clashed with Sir Alex Ferguson and the club's hierarchy. Keane said: 'The day I left United, in hindsight, I should have stopped playing really. I lost the love of the game that Friday morning. I thought football is cruel, life is cruel.' He claimed: 'I left on the Friday morning and they told me certain things that day. I was told the following week I could not sign for another club. I had been led to believe I could. There were certain things I was told at certain meetings that were basic lies. That was part of the exit plans.' Keane also accuses United of getting his length of service wrong. He added: 'They were thanking me for 11-and-a-half years. I had to remind the manager and chief executive [David Gill] I had been there 12 and a half years.'