Sheringham, a Treble winner with United, is convinced that Keane - his vocal and tenacious leader during that time - is exactly who his struggling former side require at this moment in time. The former midfielder is widely regarded as the club’s greatest ever captain, having made 480 appearances and won seven Premier League titles under Sir Alex Ferguson.
Sheringham was asked by Prime Casino which of his former teammates could solve United's leadership crisis, to which he confidently responded: “Roy Keane, without a doubt. There's no leaders at the football club. You need leaders at top football clubs. You know your John Terrys, your Tony Adams, your Roy Keanes, players that lead by example and make sure other people are doing their jobs. No one's doing that at Manchester United. So, get Roy Keane in there to ruffle a few feathers, make sure that they all understand what they should be doing and do it."
Sheringham then doubled down on Keane as his ideal candidate if Amorim leaves, saying: “Roy’s been out of work for a little while now. I wouldn't be averse to having him back at the football club, but I think there's only one role for Roy Keane and he needs to be the leader. If they're thinking about changing Amorim, for me, putting someone back in charge like, it would be a leadership coup to do that and get Roy in.
“There might be fireworks at certain times, but it needs to be sorted out, doesn't it? Manchester United needs shaping up in there. I don't know whether he's evolved in his time away, if he’s ready to go back into football or not. His ego would probably take him back in there as well.”
Sky Sports pundit Keane has been out of the dugout since leaving Nottingham Forest in June 2019, where he was an assistant to Martin O'Neill. Prior to that, he served as O'Neill’s No.2 for the Republic of Ireland and had a brief stint at Aston Villa under Paul Lambert in 2014.
Keane's only managerial roles include two-and-a-half-years in charge at Sunderland from 2006 to 2008 and just under two years as boss of Ipswich from April 2009 to January 2011.
The former Republic of Ireland star engaged in talks with the Football Association of Ireland about potentially replacing Stephen Kenny following his exit in November 2023, but an agreement could not be reached. The 53-year-old was most recently linked with managing Scottish side Hibernian in October.