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Aston Villa's former assistant manager Roy Keane is alleged to have tried to confront midfielder Tom Cleverley over claims he had a bust-up with the Villa players.

The Sun reports that Keane turned up at Cleverley's home in Cheshire and furiously rang the doorbell for 15 minutes waiting for an answer.

Keane lives close by to the gated residence where England international Cleverley lives and the paper reports that he is thought to have been caught on Cleverley's CCTV.

In a twist to the story, the paper also reveals that Keane now believes that it wasn't Cleverley who was behind the rumours of a bust-up and is now looking at another culprit.

Keane came to the decision to leave the club after admitting that fully committing to both jobs and making the necessary time for his family was proving impossible.

He said: “Ultimately, my roles with Villa and Ireland and combining my commitment to these have become too much."

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Manager Paul Lambert recently denied rumours of an alleged bust-up between Keane and the players on November 29th at Bodymoor Heath.

"There were no issues whatsoever," said Lambert, in response to an article that Gabby Agbonlahor was among the players who clashed with Keane.

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"I spoke to Roy this morning and last night and had a chat. The guy is run off his feet with Irish commitments so I respected that.

"For me it was absolute nonsense in what's been written about him. I find it bizarre. The guy was great for me and great for everyone at the football club.

"He's got a lot of commitments with the Irish national team and I've got nothing but thanks for Roy for coming in. There wasn't even any bad words or anything – that's the disappointing thing."

CEO Tom Fox said: “We thank Roy for his time at the club and we wish him the best with Ireland.

“Our focus now will be on working with Paul to identify the right person to work alongside him and to help us continue on our journey to return the club to its rightful place in the Premier League.”

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