Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney was booed prior to kick-off as England prepared for their play against Switzerland last Saturday, and the centre-back was subjected to jeers once more during the Three Lions' match against Ivory Coast on Tuesday night.
To no one's surprise, this season and previous seasons, Mills has been the target of criticism for his work as a Manchester United pundit, and he believes the Irishman's renown has contributed to this.
Mills said on talkSPORT's Kick Off show that Keane's words are "gospel" and that the Irishman has a "huge effect" on the game.
"I think when Roy Keane speaks, we all sit up and listen," the former Manchester City player said. In my opinion, he has a lot of weight in the game because of what he's accomplished, what he's done and what he's accomplished in the game.
"You have to pay attention, but he can be rather violent at times.
It doesn't matter how bad Roy Keane thinks he's done if we all agree, even if we haven't watched the game or gone through it ourselves. We all say "well, he has done" even if we haven't seen it."
Roy Keane has said, so we take his word for it without questioning whether or not it's true. That might not be the best idea.
To be fair, Maguire hasn't lived up to the lofty price tag Manchester United paid for him despite a disappointing season in red. In spite of this, the former Leicester City player has routinely done well for England, so the United captain being booed twice at Wembley was a surprising development.
Even if Mills may have gone a little beyond in singleing out Roy Keane, there is some merit to his criticism of Harry Maguire.
Many analysts of importance, not just Roy Keane, are to blame for a tendency in football in which the Englishman is frequently blamed when results go against Manchester United, even when their captain hasn't played particularly poorly.
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