Roy Keane is back at Old Trafford as a pundit for BBC Sport ahead of Monday night 's FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester United and Arsenal . The former United captain joined presenter Gary Lineker , former adversary Alan Shearer and Ian Wright in the Old Trafford studio to provide his views on the quarter-final clash . Keane , who has never been afraid to air his views either in his TV work or in his two autobiographies , was working with the BBC for the first time having previously worked for ITV . Roy Keane ( left ) , Alan Shearer ( centre ) and Ian Wright ( right ) were working for the BBC as pundits on Monday . Gary Lineker addresses the punditry trio during some of their heated pre-match discussion at Old Trafford . Keane was famously red carded for lashing out at Shearer with a punch at St James ' Park in 2001 - but the pair seemed happy enough to sit next to each other in the studio on Monday . He also joked that he hated Wright , who played for Arsenal while the pair were both players and there were moments that their debate became heated at Old Trafford . In Keane 's book The Second Half , he includes Shearer , on a list with Alf-Inge Haaland , Rob Lee , David Batty and Patrick Vieira in as players 'at the back of my mind ' . Keane made it clear that although he regularly came across Alan Shearer while working as a TV pundit , there is little or no chance of them ever building bridges such is the mutual dislike of each other . Wright talked briefly about the rivalry and hatred between Arsenal and Manchester United . Shearer rows with Keane during their playing careers back in 2001 - and they were back together for TV . Last year , Wright claimed in a video on his YouTube channel that Keane was the best TV pundit around at the moment . 'Roy Keane is the best , ' the former Arsenal striker said . 'He 's got credibility and he 's another one who does n't care what anyone thinks . What he says is most probably right but it 's brutally honest and some people do n't like that . ' Keane last worked for ITV on their coverage of Chelsea 's Champions League first-leg draw against Paris Saint-Germain on February 17 . Keane ( second right ) lashes out at Shearer at St James ' Park which saw him sent off for his punch . Keane has to be held back by David Beckham from Newcastle United captain Shearer back in 2001 .
Manchester United face Arsenal in the FA Cup semi - finals on penalties . mark Keane was working as a football pundit at old Trafford . He appeared with Alan Shearer , Ian Wright and Gary Lineker . bury and bury enjoyed a fierce rivalry during their playing careers .