Keane has signed a two-year deal to replace Jim Magilton as Ipswich boss
A host of Premier League managers have welcomed Roy Keane back into management after the Irishman's appointment as Ipswich boss on Thursday.
The 37-year-old Keane resigned as Sunderland boss in December 2008.
"I'm pleased to see him back," said Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp. "I hope it goes well for him."
Wigan manager Steve Bruce, a former team-mate of Keane's at Manchester United said: "Football is better with him in it."
Another of Keane's former United team-mates, Mark Hughes, who now manages Manchester City, paid tribute to Keane - although he warned about the size of the job facing him.
"I don't think many managers who get appointed to a mid-table Championship team could make the impact Roy has.
"It is a compliment to him and the personality he has. He has taken on a big task there."
I'm sure he'll make Ipswich a very good team again
Harry Redknapp
Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson, who made Keane his captain during the former midfielder's 12-year stint at Old Trafford, also welcomed Keane's return.
"He made the point about wanting to get back in the game," said Ferguson. "It is always nice to see that."
Keane marked his unveiling as new Ipswich manager in typically forthright fashion, claiming the likes of Bruce and Hughes had yet to prove to be successful managers because of their lack of silverware.
However, Bruce said that he took no offence to the comments.
"I'm sure it was taken out of context, but the one thing I have always said about Roy is that, even in a little sleepy town like Ipswich, he is back-page headlines, over two or three pages," he added.
"I've known him since he was 20-years-old, so if there is somebody who can understand him a little bit, I know where he is coming from.
"And he's right! We haven't won anything. Two promotions means nothing in his book. You have got to win the Premier League and the European Cup as a manager to be a success in Roy's eyes.
Hughes was similarly unruffled by Keane's remarks.
"Roy is just making a statement," smiled Hughes. "The media are very glad he is back on the scene because he is good value."
Keane has signed a two-year-deal at Portman Road and will now set about trying to return Ipswich to the top-flight, a feat he achieved with Sunderland in the 2006/07 season after taking over in August when the Black Cats were second-bottom of the Championship.
Redknapp believes Keane can bring the good times back to Ipswich, who tasted major success under Alf Ramsey in the 1960s and again under Bobby Robson in the 1970s and 1980s but have stumbled since.
"I'm sure he'll make Ipswich a very good team again," said Redknapp. "He's the type of lad to go there and take the club forward again."
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