The crazy, crazy gang: Gazza used to provoke Keane, telling him he is sleeping with his wife

A legendary English footballer Paul Gascoigne is well-known for both, his playing skills and a controversial character that caused him lots of troubles during his prolific career. Good old Gazza spoke yesterday for British press about his infamous trash-talking he used in order to distract opposite players.

According to Daily Mail, his biggest 'victim' was Roy Keane when the two met during their playing careers in the early 1990s. The midfield duo had clashed when Nottingham Forest took on Tottenham, and Gascoigne repeatedly spoke to Keane, a youngster at the time. The Spurs and England legend, 53, even jokingly told Keane that he was sleeping with his wife to provoke a reaction. The Irishman was described as feeling relieved after hearing the full-time whistle, having finally managed to escape from Gascoigne's unorthodox methods.

Gascoigne said: 'I remember Roy Keane once, I just used to talk to him all the time, I remember going down the tunnel, and I said: "Roy, you reckon you're the new kid on the block? Welcome to your worst nightmare."

'We won one-nil, but he said afterwards in the papers: "Thank God that game is over with, I've never been talked to so much in my life."

'I used to say: "I'm sleeping with your wife."'

Keane moved to Forest from Cobh Ramblers in the summer of 1990 for a deal worth around £47,000 - and quickly looked to make a name for himself. The no-nonsense Irishman impressed at the City Ground and earned himself a high-profile switch to Manchester United three years later. Having won 17 major trophies during his time under Sir Alex Ferguson, Keane later joined Celtic to round off his career. He had played a key role in seven Premier League titles and the Champions League triumph in 1999. Meanwhile, Gascoigne departed Tottenham for Lazio in 1992 but may have become Keane's team-mate at United with Ferguson having held a keen interest in him.