Wayne Rooney made a joke about looking like Shrek after Roy Keane revealed he's been mistaken for Hollywood actor Mel Gibson in the past.
Speaking on the latest episode of the Stick to Football podcast, Keane recalled the experience by saying: "A couple of people called me when I'm around and walking... They called me Mel!"
Ian Wright then interjected to ask: "Mel Gibson...?"
Keane responded: "Yeah! [They say] I thought you were Mel Gibson.
Wayne Rooney made a joke about looking like Shrek after Roy Keane revealed he's been mistaken for Hollywood actor Mel Gibson in the past
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"I was like, 'Mel Gibson is f*****g 80'!"
Gibson is actually 69 but Keane's comments prompted laughter, while Rooney chimed in to say: "That's better than Shrek anyway."
It has been an ongoing joke for years and, back in September, the origins were finally revealed.
Cristiano Ronaldo admitted that it was he who had first started calling Rooney 'Shrek' when the duo were team-mates at Old Trafford.
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Speaking on his podcast, along with Rio Ferdinand, the ex-England star asked Ronaldo: "Can you remember any of the players nicknames at United?"
Ronaldo replied: "A few. Wazza. Rat. Shrek."
After the pair both burst out laughing, Ferdinand said: "I forgot about that, Wazza won't be happy."
Several other nicknames for players were also revealed.
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Ferdinand said that Anderson, the former Brazil international, was known as 'J-Lo' or 'Beyonce' because his team-mates thought he had a 'bum' on him.
Nani was known as 'Naanbread', while Paul Scholes was named 'ginger' (for obvious reasons) or 'SatNav' due to his stunning passing skills.
Meanwhile, Rooney is currently out of work after leaving his position as Plymouth manager.
He has struggled in the dugout so far but the 39-year-old remains keen to stay in management, despite the struggles he's faced.
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"I would like to go back in [to management]," he said.
"But it would have to be the right club. Certainly the right club."
After Gary Neville expressed his shock, Rooney continued: "I think you always have that ego don't you?
"You always have that confidence you could go in and get the best out of a bad or difficult situation.
Roy Keane has revealed that he's often mistaken for Hollywood actor Mel Gibson
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"Obviously, that wasn't the case [at Plymouth].
"I am going to enjoy time with my family, though."
