Keane: We're coming to get you, Fergie
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We're coming to get you, Fergie - Liverpool new boy Keane determined to break United's dominance
Robbie Keane teamed up with Fernando Torres at Liverpool and immediately warned Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson: 'It's time we took our title back.' The lifelong Liverpool fan admits he is too young to remember the club's last championship triumph in 1990, but Keane is convinced his new strike partnership with Torres can break United's grip on the Barclays Premier League.
After completing his £19million move from Tottenham, Keane said: 'Now I've fulfilled my dream of joining the club, I believe we can seriously challenge for the title. 'My older brothers and the rest of the family are mad-keen Liverpool fans and always talk about the great days of the past. I hope I can be part of the team who finally win the League again.
'Liverpool have to challenge for the title - the fans expect it. At this stage of my career I want that chance to win more trophies and medals.' Keane, 28, will play in Wednesday night's prestige friendly against Villarreal in Spain, although Torres is expected to get only a brief run-out.
Keane is confident of striking up the kind of relationship with Torres he enjoyed with Dimitar Berbatov at Spurs, 'Dimitar and I had a great understanding - hopefully I can do the same with Torres,' said Keane. 'Fernando has been a revelation in the Premier League - he's probably the best striker in the world.'
Benitez is sure he has finally found the missing link in Keane. The manager said: 'If you want to be at the top of the table and fighting for trophies, you need good players and big names. 'Robbie is a very good player, a clever player. He can play on the right, as a central striker or in a deeper position. When you know you're very close sometimes you need a bit more quality and experience. Last season we had a lot of draws and maybe with more experience we could have won those games.'
Despite Spurs' anger over his departure, Keane said he could not turn down a second chance to join Liverpool more than a decade after opting for Wolves instead when he left Dublin junior side Crumlin United. And he appreciates as much as anyone the significance of being given the red No 7 shirt made famous by Kevin Keegan and Kenny Dalglish.
'The No 7 jersey is massive,' said Keane. 'If I do half the job Keegan and Dalglish did at Liverpool I'll be happy. 'I always hoped I would get the chance again and I'm looking forward to putting that red jersey on. Playing Champions League football is important for me, but it's the whole package here.
'Back home in Dublin all us kids ever wanted were Liverpool tracksuits and jerseys at Christmas. Now I can get them for free at last!'
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at first i thought roy keane.
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Me too... Well may the best team win.
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i haf a feel tt robbie keane will play out of position.. nxt season.. will still be manu and chelsea domination..
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Originally posted by alwaysdisturbed:
at first i thought roy keane.
i also thot sunderland issue the premiership challenge to man u. must be tribal football news again. -
liverpool?? always before season talk big.. but end up in the toliet bin..
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Everytime Liverpool talk up hopes of their title challenge, they stumble....
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ohh yeah big mouth keane. in your years at spurs, they have yet to qualify for UCL. you think u r the missing pieces at liverpool?
i hope u let your foot instead of your mouth to do the talking.
anyway, rafa is fmous for signing flops than sucess at liverpool.