Kieran Richardson has voiced his support for former Sunderland Football Club boss Roy Keane.

Keane his job at the Stadium of Light earlier this month following a poor run of results and has been replaced by Ricky Sbragia, but Richardson won’t hear a bad word said against the Irishman.

"He's got a massive presence, he was a great player and was a very good manager for Sunderland," the former Manchester United winger said in The People.

"He got the club promoted to the Premier League after they were bottom when he arrived and he sustained us in the Premier League, so he hasn't done anything wrong."