Mick McCarthy has labelled Roy Keane a "c***" as their feud from 2002 finds itself back in the headlines due to a new film which revisits the pair's fallout at the World Cup.

McCarthy was then Republic of Ireland manager with Keane his skipper, but the duo were involved in a fiery bust-up, which resulted in the Manchester United legend flying home early from the tournament in Japan and South Korea.

Their story sees Steve Coogan take on the role of McCarthy with Eanna Hardwicke staring as Keane. The saga took place on the island of Saipan, where Keane was left fuming by the state of the Ireland training camp. The facilities were so poor that the team arrived without footballs and the then Ireland captain didn't hold back.

It would end with Keane leaving the World Cup prematurely as Ireland were knocked out in the last 16 by Spain on penalties. McCarthy, speaking at an event hosted by The Sun, was less than impressed by Coogan's depiction of him, and also didn't hide his feelings on Keane.

He said: "What's it been, 24 years? And I still keep getting asked about it. I mean, I do these Q&As, the last one I did, I got asked about Keane.

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"I said: 'You know, he's a fabulous player, great captain, captain of his club and everywhere he's been and what he's done is fantastic.' I said, 'great goalscorer' – and everybody's looking at me – and I said: 'I'm talking about [old Ireland team-mate] Robbie [Keane], not that other c**'."

Keane spoke immediately after walking away from Ireland's World Cup bid but was adamant his frustration were not an overreaction. Instead he cited huge issues with, not only the training facilities, but also the logistics as he felt his standards were not being matched.

He said: "It's not right? You've seen the training pitch and I'm not being a primadonna. Training pitch, travel arrangements, getting through the bloody airport when we were leaving, it's the combination of things. I would never say 'that's the reason or this is the reason', but enough is enough."

Keane also added: "I've come over here to do well and I want people around me to want to do well. If I feel we're not all wanting the same things, there's no point. It's been going on a while. It's the whole fact of being away. Like every other footballer. Maybe I should just be OK with it, but enough is enough. I'm banging my head against a brick wall regarding certain issues about this trip."

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