The former Manchester United and Irish midfielder Roy Keane was Sky Sports the Overlap this week with Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville. The 50 year old has given huge praise to his former fore Patrick Vieira and the job his doing at Crystal Palace.

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“He’s done okay,” joked Keane

“He’s done great. Listen, I’ve huge respect for Patrick, I had great battles with him and I’m not surprised with how well he’s doing.”

“Patrick’s had a little bit of experience before he went to Palace and when he got the job in the summer, we were all probably thinking, ‘oh, it’s a tough job here, following Roy Hodgson with issues with players and players contracts being up.’

“But also, I thought it was a good time to go in there. The players’ contracts were up, he could get rid of a lot.”

“I think he’s recruited well, they’re playing a lovely brand of football, probably should have won one or two more games in the league but Patrick’s done well and, of course, the cup run then is always a bonus but the priority for Palace was obviously to stay up and get mid-table.

“The bigger test for Patrick will be coming up in the next year, the next season or two. When he set high standards, can he keep it going?”

“I wouldn’t begrudge Patrick the bit of success, far from it.”