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Liam Wood

Micah Richards has Roy Keane in stitches after Manchester United forfeit

Manchester City hero Micah Richards had Roy Keane and Gary Neville in stitches after he was made to pull on the famous Manchester United shirt in a pre-FA Cup showpiece forfeit.

For the first time ever, City and United will collide in the final of the world-famous competition - at Wembley this Saturday afternoon (3pm) - with more than derby bragging rights on the line. City need to win in order to maintain their treble charge, while United can make it a domestic cup double this season.

Any game between the two Manchester clubs is hugely important, but this impending showdown at the national stadium has taken that to a whole new level, so much so Richards, Keane and Neville have already ramped up their coverage for the big day.

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Putting their knowledge to the test for SkyBet on a dedicated The Overlap episode, Neville and Keane teamed up to represent United as they went head-to-head with Richards and former England Women's player - and Euro 2022 winner - Jill Scott who were flying the blue flag.

With pride on the line for the winning duo, the losers were forced to wear the opposition's shirt as a forfeit. It was Richards and Scott who were made to go through that embarrassment - much to the amusement of Keane and his former United teammate Neville, who presents the show.

After the quiz was settled, Keane wasted no time in digging out two United shirts and throwing them over to the two runners-up. Providing some hilarious running commentary along the way, he said: "You started well and got all excited. It's a marathon and not a sprint.

"Keep them [the City shirts]. I want to wash my car after. Brilliant. What a good idea this was."

At that stage, Scott joked she couldn't put on the United shirt as she was a Nike athlete and United have Adidas as their kit suppliers. Keane responded: "Get it on... We will cover any fines you get!

"We would have done it! Can I tell you? The red suits both of you. Oh there you go. What could have been?"

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