‘It should be banned!’ - Roy Keane fumes over noisy neighbour’s early-morning antics as Man Utd legend hits out at ‘disgrace’

Speaking on The Overlap alongside Gary Neville, Ian Wright, and Jill Scott, Keane revealed his frustration over a neighbour’s use of a leaf blower at 7:15 a.m. The Irishman, who has previously voiced concerns about fireworks due to their effect on pets, extended his critique to leaf blowers and suggested that the early morning practice is a "disgrace".

"I took my dog out this morning at 7:15 and where I live and someone is on the blower with the leaves at quarter past seven in the morning," Keane narrated.

Scott, quipped back: "Do you think they should just leave them?"

Keane, undeterred, insisted: "It's a disgrace. I think it should be banned. I was gonna go over and say 'people are in bed!' You're not allowed to use them. It's 8 o'clock."

Trafford Council, which oversees the area where Keane resides, advises against starting noisy building work before 7:30 a.m. on weekdays and 8:00 a.m. on weekends. While leaf blowers may not strictly fall under these regulations, gas-powered ones are known to produce sound levels between 80 and 90 decibels, a range considered harmful to human hearing if exposure is prolonged.

Keane’s remarks come with a touch of irony, given his history with the term "noisy neighbour." Sir Alex Ferguson famously coined the phrase in 2009 to describe rivals Manchester City following a derby win over Manchester City.

He said: "Sometimes you have a noisy neighbour. You cannot do anything about that. They will always be noisy. You just have to get on with your life, put your television on and turn it up a bit louder."

However, Keane seems less inclined to tolerate the noise.

While Keane wrestles with his local noise issues, his former club Manchester United prepares for a crucial Premier League fixture against Ipswich Town on November 24 under new manager Ruben Amorim.