Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane has denied committing a public order offence in an alleged road-rage incident with a taxi driver.
Keane, 43, is said to have behaved aggressively towards Fateh Kerar, 44, near traffic lights in Ashley Road, Altrincham, on January 30.
He did not attend a brief hearing at Trafford Magistrates' Court on Wednesday but a plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf by his lawyer.
He is accused of causing harassment, alarm or distress to Kerar -- a Section 4A Public Order offence. The court heard the prosecution will call two witnesses -- expected to be Kerar and a taxi passenger -- while the defence will call Keane and an additional witness.
No CCTV of the incident was captured, the court also heard.
Keane will face trial at Manchester Magistrates' Court on June 19. Kerar, from Altrincham, says an altercation took place after he and his passenger noticed Keane in his Range Rover vehicle.
Keane, from Hale, Cheshire, enjoyed a trophy-laden career at Old Trafford after joining from Nottingham Forest, and spent the final months of his playing career at Celtic.
Now a television analyst, he managed Sunderland and Ipswich and was assistant boss at Aston Villa before he quit to concentrate on a similar role he holds with the Republic of Ireland's national team.