The 27-year-old revealed he hid from the former midfielder, who was working by the pitch as a pundit, before Barcelona'swin over Celtic last October.

Barcelona centre-back Gerard Pique admits he is still scared of Roy Keane following his time at Manchester United.

Pique moved to Old Trafford in 2004 but didn’t make his Premier League debut for United until after Keane’s surprise departure in November 2005.

And the Spain international has revealed that he avoided Keane, who is now Paul Lambert’s assistant at Aston Villa and Martin O’Neill’s No.2 with the Republic of Ireland national side, before Barcelona’s ChampionsLeague win over Celtic at Parkhead last October.

“I wouldn't say I was scared of [Sir Alex Ferguson]. Roy Keane? Well, maybe that's different!” Pique told FourFourTwo.

“I remember we were in the changing room at Old Trafford and my phone started vibrating. Keano could hear the vibrations and went crazy trying to find out who the phone belonged to. That’s who he was.

“Before we [Barca] beat Celtic 1-0 last season, I noticed him by the side of the pitch as a pundit as we went to warm up. I hid my face with my hand because he still scares me. I was 26 years old, and I was sh*tting myself!”

Haha,nice tread! :)

Surprised that Pique is scared of him, however roy keane does come across as quite scary on tv if that makes sense

He'd better be scared of Suarez!