OUTRON Roy Keane claims he played with only FIVE world-class players at Man Utd – and Cristiano Ronaldo was NOT one of them

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ROY KEANE played alongside some of Manchester United's all-time great players but the Irishman claims just five were world class and Cristiano Ronaldo was not one of them.

Keane, 48, made the stunning revelation after United were held to a 1-1 draw with Arsenal at home in December.

The Irishman captained United during a historically successful period for the club and won the Premier League seven times with the Red Devils.

Jamie Carragher posed the question to Keane in the Sky Sports studio and Keane's answer surprised fans watching at home.

Keane said: "We never gave ourselves an opportunity to talk about players being world class.

"But if I look back now, you'd have to class Giggsy [Ryan Giggs].

"I always class the world-class players as lads who were doing it for nine, ten, 11 years - obviously Giggsy's done it for a lot longer but to me, that's the key to being a really good player: you've got to be consistent.

"We see players now, they have a good month and patting themselves on the back.

"You have to be good for years and years, and Giggsy would have been a prime example."