Roy Keane has said that Republic of Ireland's friendly against England on Sunday is the "perfect preparation" for the Euro 2016 qualifier against Scotland next weekend.

Ireland sit just two points behind Scotland, and the assistant manager believes that the England fixture will lay the foundations for a positive result next weekend.

"It's just a good game for us to look forward to. If you are a footballing person, it's a good game for the players, the preparation obviously for the Scotland game, England obviously have a lot of good players, so have we," Keane told Sky Sports News.

"I wouldn't be one for looking too far back. Again, it's all about looking forward to the games coming up. The priority is trying to get the team right, get a good edge to us for Sunday."

Ireland and England have not met since February 1995, when the match was abandoned due to crowd trouble.