Roy Keane broke Erling Haaland's father's leg with a horror challenge back in 2001; Watch

Back in April 2001, Roy Keane ended footballing career Erling Haaland's far, Alf-Inge Haaland. Roy Keane launched a lethal tackle on Erling Haaland's far during Manchester United's clash against Manchester City. Roy Keane was booked for challenge and was sent off in process. Roy Keane's challenge on Alf-Inge Haaland is considered to be one of most fatal challenges in Premier League history. Following Roy Keane's horrendous challenge, Erling Haaland's far Alf-Inge Haaland played only 48 minutes of football after Keane's lunge.

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Watch: Roy Keane challenge on Haaland

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Erling Haaland's far left writhing in pain after Roy Keane challenge on Haaland

match ended in a 1-1 draw as Manchester United were forced down to 10 men. Roy Keane was also captain of Red Devils at that time. Roy Keane mentioned in his autobiography that he was "in no shape at all" to feature in that match as he was emotionally and physically drained. Keane kicked out at Haaland, first with his right foot and n his left. "I was trying to trip him up rar than kicking him. I knew it probably meant a booking," said Manchester United legend Roy Keane in of interviews.

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Football Association (FA) later took action against Roy Keane. former Manchester United midfielder mitted that tackle was premeditated, which led to FA banning him for five matches after incident. Keane was also handed a reported fine of £150,000 after incident. Erling Haaland's far later mitted in an interview that Roy Keane's lunge h effectively ended his football career. 

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