Paul Scholes reckons listening to Martin Keown commentating on Arsenal feels like you have switched on a channel run by the club.
It is clearly nothing new that players commentate on their former clubs, with the likes of Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher regularly involved in Manchester United and Liverpool games on Sky Sports.
Keown was in the same situation as he co-commentated on Arsenal’s trip to take on Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday.
Things did not go well for the Gunners, with Villa securing a dramatic late 2-1 win at Villa Park to spice up the title race.
Scholes did not sound like he was loving Keown’s work during the match on TNT Sports, suggesting he was a touch too biased towards Arsenal.
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The Manchester United legend said Keown reminded him of former Red Devils star Paddy Crerand commentating on MUTV.
Posting on Instagram, Scholes wrote: ‘Listening to Keown on TNT is like listening to Paddy Crerand on MUTV.’
Crerand is a Manchester United icon after playing over 300 games for the club in the 1960s and ’70s.
The Scot won two First Division titles, the European Cup and the FA Cup with the Red Devils with the club.
Unsurprisingly, when he went into co-commentary and punditry on the club’s own TV channel, MUTV, he was more than a little biased towards the fortunes of the Red Devils.
Keown not only managed to attract the attention of Scholes, but also a very famous Aston Villa fan in the form of Prince William.
Martin Odegaard was given the Man of the Match award by Keown before Emiliano Buendia scored a late winner and the Prince of Wales was not happy about it.
Posting from the Kensington Royal X account, he wrote: ‘Surely Emi Buendia for man of the match @footballontnt?! An incredible game! UTV!’
It was put to the former England defender that he had ruffled some royal feathers, to which he responded: ‘I’m really sorry that I’ve upset royalty, but I actually gave it out – can you believe it – in the 89th minute. I was a bit early.
‘We can unofficially do it [give Buendia Man of the Match]. I don’t want to be court-martialled!’
