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Morgan Schneiderlin wants to be Manchester United's new Roy Keane.

The France midfielder, 25, joined from Southampton in a £25m deal this summer.

And in an interview with France Football, he has revealed he is determined to make a massive impact on the club like the Irishman.

“I hope to become like him (Keane) because he was a legend,” Schneiderlin sad. “He has a different personality from me. I speak less on the pitch.

"But I hope to have the same impact as him on the team. His battles with Patrick Vieira, when United and Arsenal were in competition, were memorable. I watched a documentary on the rivalry between the two – it was interesting.”

Schneiderlin is also full of admiration for another Frenchman who graced Old Trafford – Eric Cantona.

“I have seen videos of him,” he said. “I adore him. I love footballers who have character, personality. You need players like that. Cantona says what he thinks.

"I have seen interviews with him which made me laugh. I used to love the arrogance when he scored and looked at the crowd.”

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Asked what Manchester United respresented for him, he said: “Old Trafford, Ferguson, Beckham, the biggest club in the world: the Red Devils. All that.

"It is impossible to describe the club in one word. When I was small, we were all a bit younger than David Beckham – we loved his haircut, his free kicks. I used to follow him, I loved the player.

“The European match which most impressed me in my life was Manchester United-Real Madrid in 2003 in the quarter-finals. 4-3 for MU.

"Beckham scored a double and Ronaldo a hat-trick. When the Brazilian was subbed off, Old Trafford gave him a standing ovation. That match, it was pleasure – there was such intensity.”

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Schneiderlin, who played in League One for Southampton, added: “What I have experienced in the last year has been incredible. There has been my debut for France during the 2014 World Cup against Ecuador at the Maracana.

"Then my aborted departure from Southampton. Now I am at Manchester United, the biggest club in the world.

On England you say: “Everything happens for a reason”. It is really incredible. Everything I have experienced in my career explains why I have arrived here.”