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Alf-Inge Haaland is 'p***** off' with Roy Keane's comments comparing his son Erling to a League Two player as their family feud continues to rumble on.
The Manchester United legend made the comparison after the Norwegian's anonymous performance during Man City's goalless draw with Arsenal back in March.
Keane again hit out at the Norwegian striker over the weekend, calling him a 'spoilt brat' for his angry reaction to being substituted after scoring four goals against Wolves.
Though the comments against Erling have only come in the last few months, Keane's bad blood with his father Alf-Inge stems back around 27 years.
Mail Sport football editor Ian Ladyman has said on It's All Kicking Off that their rivalry from the 1990s '100 per cent' still lingers on until this day.
Alf-Inge Haaland (left) was annoyed with old rival Roy Keane (right) after the latter compared his son's level to that of a League Two striker after Man City's goalless draw with Arsenal
Keane and Haaland (pictured in 1997) were involved in some bitter on-field clashes including a horror challenge from the Man United legend during the Manchester derby back in 2001
Keane has hit out at Manchester City star Erling Haaland a number of times in recent months
Mail Sport's Ian Ladyman says that their feud from the 1990s still lingers on until this day
Ladyman described Keane's comments as strong and added: 'What I do know here is that obviously Keane previously, a few weeks ago, described Erling Haaland, as having the hold up play and the link up play of a League Two player.
'What I do know is that comment, although Erling himself has kind of dismissed it and said that he doesn't listen to anything that man says. What I do know is that Alfie was really, really p***** off with that comment. Really p***** off with that comment.
'So that the Haaland and Keane feud which goes back 20 years to clashes that Roy and Alfie had on the field, lingers. It 100% lingers on and it looks as though that it was an argument between two and now it's an argument between three because Erling's been dragged into it as well.'
The first major flashpoint in the rivalry came in September 1997, when Alf-Inge - then playing for Leeds - stood over Keane and accused him of feigning injury, when in fact, he had ruptured his cruciate ligament which would keep him out for the remainder of the season.
Their rivalry came to a head during a Manchester derby 2001 when Keane raked his studs into Haaland's leg with brute force.
Haaland's knee was never the same again, and he made just four substitute appearances the following season before retiring.
Keane, now 51, was initially slapped with
