Newcastle United boss Alan Shearer has wished his former foe Roy Keane luck at Ipswich - but admitted his appointment was hardly uppermost in his thoughts.

The former Magpies skipper and his Manchester United counterpart locked horns on many occasions during their playing careers, sometimes to explosive effect.

Shearer is currently attempting to drag Newcastle out of the relegation mire just a few miles up the road from where Keane took his first steps in management.

He said: "I'm not really interested, I have got more important things to worry about, to be honest.

"But I wish him well."