Roy Keane wasted no time in getting accustomed to his new role as Sky Sports pundit by ruthlessly putting down Jamie Carragher's assertion that he "almost" won the Premier League.

Keane - no stranger to his on-field battles with Carragher - was fuming after Manchester United's 2-0 defeat at West Ham, when former Liverpool defender Carragher suggested a few new signings could make a big difference.

The Kop legend then alluded to Liverpool's signing of Luis Suarez, that took the Reds to the brink of a Premier League title win in 2014.

"I was in this position at Liverpool where you are trying to catch teams," he said.

"Sometimes you just need that two or three players who can transform them. I think of Luis Suarez coming to Liverpool.

"For three or four years we were finishing sixth and seventh, where United are and then almost won the title.

"Sometimes that one player can make all the difference."

Keane replied: "Jamie, you said almost winning the title. You didn't win a title. You are talking about Manchester United here."

When Carragher responded by claiming new faces would help United "bridge the gap", Keane snapped back: "But Liverpool are still trying to bridge that gap."

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