Cantona: Keane a contender for Utd job

Manchester United legend Eric Cantona believes Roy Keane has the credentials to become a long-term contender for the Old Trafford manager's job.

Cantona, who played alongside Keane, now Sunderland manager, at United, pinpointed the similarities between Sir Alex Ferguson and his former captain.

"It is important that [Ferguson's eventual succesor] is somebody who knows how the club works, he needs to be very strong mentally and a strong person and Roy Keane is one of those," Cantona told Sky Sports.

Cantona, now 40, won four Premiership titles at Old Trafford and is widely seen as playing a talismanic role in the revival of a club, where he still holds iconic status.

However, the Frenchman does not see Ferguson bowing out just yet.

"Ferguson keeps himself young and needs football to stay young and football needs him," he added.