{"id":289835,"date":"2023-09-03T22:50:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T22:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=289835"},"modified":"2023-09-03T22:50:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T22:50:22","slug":"roy-keane-teases-theo-walcott-as-naive-and-young-after-arsenal-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/soccer\/roy-keane-teases-theo-walcott-as-naive-and-young-after-arsenal-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy Keane teases Theo Walcott as &apos;naive and young&apos; after Arsenal claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Roy Keane teases Theo Walcott by claiming the ex-Arsenal star is &#8216;naive and young&#8217; after he declared the Gunners as a &#8216;bigger club than Man United right now&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Theo Walcott joined Sky Sports coverage of Arsenal&#8217;s match with Man United\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The recently retired star was quickly teased by former Man United star Keane\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Premier League LIVE: Mikel Arteta&#8217;s Arsenal host Man United at the Emirates\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Roy Keane has jokingly labelled Theo Walcott as &#8216;naive and young&#8217; after the former Arsenal star claimed his former side are currently a &#8216;bigger club&#8217; than Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>Walcott, who recently announced his retirement from football, joined Sky Sports for their coverage of Arsenal&#8217;s crunch home tie against Man United.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the meeting of the two rivals, fellow pundit Micah Richards asked Walcott for his opinion about which of the two sides are currently the biggest club.<\/p>\n<p>Walcott, who played for Arsenal between 2006 to 2018, pointed to the Gunners finishing as runners-up in the Premier League last season behind Man City.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Arsenal finished above United so for me, right now, you would have to say them,&#8217; Walcott said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/03\/16\/75013535-12475889-image-a-143_1693756337874.jpg\" height=\"558\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Roy Keane, right, joked Theo Walcott was &#8216;young and naive&#8217; after saying Arsenal are currently a biggest club than Manchester United<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/03\/16\/75013567-12475889-image-a-144_1693756479053.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Keane and Walcott&#8217;s comments came ahead of Arsenal&#8217;s home clash against Man United\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think for me they are a club that are a bit more organised.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former Man United captain Keane quickly interjected &#8216;so naive and young, so naive and young, you&#8217;ll learn&#8217; to the 34-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Walcott, attempting to ignore Keane&#8217;s teasing, adding &#8216;If you are talking overall, United have definitely topped that.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Following Walcott&#8217;s answer, Richards quickly asked the same question to Keane with the 52-year-old producing a typically deadpan response.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Of course it&#8217;s United, don&#8217;t be silly,&#8217; Keane said.<\/p>\n<p>The comments came ahead of one of the Premier League&#8217;s most anticipated fixtures due to the fierce rivalry between United and the Gunners.<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta&#8217;s Arsenal side are seeking a third win in their opening four matches as they bid to keep pace at the top of the table.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors Man United could leapfrog the Gunners should they triumph at the Emirates, after two wins and one defeat so far this season.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12475889\/Roy-Keane-teases-Theo-Walcott-claiming-ex-Arsenal-star-naive-young-declared-Gunners-bigger-club-Man-United-right-now.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roy Keane teases Theo Walcott by claiming the ex-Arsenal star is &#8216;naive and young&#8217; 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