KEANE BLAST FOR LONDON DUO

Keane - frustrated by Arsenal youth policy.

Roy Keane has taken a swipe at the youth policies of Arsenal and Chelsea.

The Sunderland boss believes Arsene Wenger does not deserve all the credit for the crop of young stars at the Gunners, claiming they bring in many talented teenagers from other clubs at home and abroad.

Keane also reckons it's a similar story at Chelsea while the Black Cats find it a struggle to lure young talent to the Stadium of Light.

He told The Sun: "The word on the street is they (Arsenal) have a group of kids coming through that will be absolutely outstanding.

"But you go on about the kids coming through but a lot of them have been bought from other clubs, not through the academy at Arsenal. It's the same with Chelsea."

The Gunners have paid big money to bring the likes of Theo Walcott, then 17, to the Emirates while Cesc Fabregas was lured from Barcelona's youth system. Their latest recruit, 17-year-old Aaron Ramsey, was brought in this summer after impressing for Cardiff City.

Chelsea have also poached a number of young players from other clubs' academies, notably Leeds United duo Michael Woods and Tom Taiwo.

Keane casts envious eyes on Wenger's ability to bring the best youngsters to Arsenal but admits he has a tough job attracting Wearside's top young stars.

He said: "We have tough battles up here in terms of signing young players and are restricted in terms of our location.

"You can only bring in kids from a certain radius and a lot of our radius is in the water. Any good fish out there?"