Andy Cole admits he always got along with former Manchester United teammate Roy Keane, despite his red-hot temper.
In Andy Mitten's new book `Glory, Glory' about United in the 1990s, Cole spoke of Keane's influence at the club.
"Not everyone did," said Cole, "but we didn't have a cross word. He knew my character and I knew his. I called him 'Schiz' and got away with it so he must have liked me.
"We came in at half-time at Highfield Road one year. We'd not been playing well and Schiz started raving at Gary Neville. Nev gave it him back and Roy flipped and started chasing him around the dressing room. It was hilarious.
"The manager came in and settled him down.
"We went to Spain one year to train. Schiz always ended up taking Quinton Fortune out with ferocious tackles. The gaffer saw this one and came over, telling him to calm down.
"Roy told him to keep his oar out. The manager abandoned training. The lads couldn't believe what they were seeing.
"I had a set-to with Teddy on the pitch. Everybody knew that Teddy wasn't my cup of tea and I wasn't his. We came in at half-time and it was going to go off between me and Teddy.
"Schiz calmed me down, but then he wanted to start fighting Teddy.
"He could be really, really cutting. He used to hammer Yorkie. During a game. He'd hammer him for his touch. Yet he never did it to me."
