Roy Keane has told Wayne Rooney to look after himself as Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson prepared to face questions on the England striker's future for the first time.
With a UEFA press conference planned for this afternoon to preview tomorrow's Champions League showdown with Bursaspor, Ferguson knows he will face some pretty intense questioning about his relationship with Rooney.
The striker has told United there is no way he will sign a contract extension when the current one ends in 2012 because he wants more than the £150,000-a-week that will be on offer to stay at Old Trafford.
Keane's own United career was brought to a brutal end in four lines of appreciative quotes from his manager in November 2005.
He has told Rooney to consider only one person as he looks ahead to the remainder of his career. "Players and managers fall out all the time. It is part of life," said the Ipswich manager.
"If I was to offer advice to Wayne, who is a good lad, I would tell him to make sure he looks after number one. Players are pieces of meat. When your time's up, your time's up."
