In the semi-final second leg away at Juventus, the no-nonsense Irishman delivered the greatest performance in the competition's history to drag United to the final.
The Red Devils fell 2-0 behind in the game, Pipo Inzaghi grabbing two early goals for the hosts. But the Italian's brace simply sparked Keane into life, the Irishman scoring from a corner with a well-placed header to make it 2-1 and then preceding to dominate the game from midfield.
The Irishman's mix of defensive nous, accurate passing and impeccable first touch was simply too much for a Juventus midfield that included Zinedine Zidane, Edgar Davids and Didier Deschamps. Dwight Yorke grabbed United's two goals to make it 3-2 and secure a place in the final, but everyone knows the main man that night was Keane.
The only downside to his all-action performance was that he picked up a yellow card for fouling Zidane, ruling him out of the next game.
Both Keane and Paul Scholes missed the final against Bayern, making United's triumph even more remarkable.
In this video David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Sir Alex Ferguson, Gary Neville all speak about Roy Keane incredible performance that night.
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