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Tesco launch investigation into how Roy Keane's autobiography was put on sale three days early in Manchester

Tesco has launched an investigation after one of its stores committed a huge blunder by selling copies of Roy Keane's autobiography three days early.

The revealing book, which contains details about Keane's shock sacking by Manchester United, and a drink-fuelled fight with Peter Schmeichel, was due to go on sale on Thursday.

Roy Keane's autobiography The Second Half was supposed to be released on Thursday 

Keane opens up about his departure from Manchester United as well as his thoughts on Sir Alex Ferguson

Tesco have launched an investigation to find out why the book was put on sale three days early in Burnage

But publishers Weidenfeld & Nicolson was left stunned when a Tesco store in Burnage, Manchester, put copies of The Second Half on its shelves on Monday morning.

A big publicity launch has been scheduled for the original release day in Dublin, but contents of the book have already been published online.

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Roy Keane autobiography: 8 things we learnt from the Irishman's controversial new book

Roy Keane's spectacular new autobiography has shed light on his up and down time in football in explosive fashion.

Alex Ferguson, Rio Ferdinand, Gary Neville and of course Alf Inge Haaland all get a good hairdryer treatment in the pages of "The Second Half".

The book itself won't be officially released until Thursday, but thanks to a Tesco in Burnage, the world now knows what it contains.

After countless encounters and bust-ups during a glittering career at the very top of the world game, unsurprisingly there is plenty to get our teeth into.

Here's what we learned:

He has a Morrisons Miles card

It seems Keane, amongst many other things, was particularly keen on getting plenty of bang for his buck.

Even when being made unemployed after being unceremoniously dumped out of United it was still extremely important to wring every last penny out of them. Exhibit A: his company car.

"When the paperwork had finally been sorted and I'd given back the car – thi

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Kate Ferdinand has had her hands full this year. Not only has the 32-year-old written a children's book and welcomed a new bundle of joy, little Shae, into her family with husband and former footballer Rio Ferdinand, but she is now flying the flag for fitness-loving mothers in her new activewear line with F&F. 

As she prepares for the launch of her stunning new collection, the author of How to Build a Family and podcast host chats with HELLO! about what drove her to create a fitness wear line that caters for every woman, and how she still makes time for fitness in her jam-packed life with five children.

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Welcoming a new baby

Kate and her family are still adjusting to life with their newest addition who was born in July. The TV personality and her husband Rio also share a son, Cree, three, and Kate is a stepmother to Rio's three older children – Lorenz, 17, Tate, 15, and Tia, 12. "As you can imagine, it’s a busy household!,"

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