Morrison: I fear Keano

Crystal Palace hit-man Clinton Morrison says he is only scared of one man in the world of football, Roy Keane.

Morrison, who played with Keane while on international duty with The Republic of Ireland, recalled: "I was on Roy's team in a training match and, when I gave the ball away, he gave me the biggest rollicking ever,"

"He is the only person in football to have made me afraid.

"After that incident, I made sure I kept the ball all the time, so he couldn't hammer me.

"I was a bit wary of him at first, and I used to think, 'I don't want to be on his team' before training matches.

"But I got on well with him when we were with Ireland - surprisingly, because I have a bit of a big mouth and Roy doesn't normally like those types of players.

"But he is a top bloke and is probably the best player I have ever played with. He helped me a lot with my game."

He added: "Roy is a leader on and off the pitch. He always wanted players to do it his way.

"When I go away with Ireland, I speak to some of the Sunderland players, and they are a bit nervous about going into Roy's office to ask why they are not in the team.

"But they have all said that training has been brilliant."

On the season so far for Crystal Palace he added: "The next four or five games will determine our season.

"If we don't pick up many wins, it looks as though we will be stuck in this division for another season.

"There have been more low points than high points. We have been losing games, and it has not been up to scratch."