"I wish all the talk about Roy Keane would go away, but it won't, " said McCarthy.
And Cadete, Roy Keane, John Hartson and Andy Walker scored for the team of veterans.
Meanwhile manager Roy Keane has offered new contracts to midfield pair Liam Trotter and Shane O'Connor.
"They decided they wanted to operate on Gareth, " boss Roy Keane told BBC Radio Suffolk.
Other people in the frame include Terry Venables, Slaven Bilic, Roy Keane, Glenn Hoddle and Graeme Souness.
Much attention is now being focused on Kerr's mission to get Roy Keane back into the fold.
"David will be a good signing for us, " said Sunderland boss Roy Keane.
Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane, now manager at Ipswich, said the Old Trafford club would cope without Rooney.
Healy, 30, will be linking up again with Roy Keane, who signed the striker for Sunderland in August 2008.
Roy Keane's side are three points behind City after suffering three straight defeats.
Meanwhile, the Football Association of Ireland is to investigate the Roy Keane controversy.
Boruc was quoted in Polish newspapers as saying that John Hartson was lazy and Roy Keane acted like a star.
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"I know Alan Thompson from Villa, Paul Telfer from Coventry and Roy Keane from my Manchester United days, " added Dublin.
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Roy Keane's men needed an early goal to settle their nerves and it arrived after only four minutes from McAuley.
"I know Roy Keane from my Manchester United days and it is a privilege to join him at Sunderland, " said Healy.
It was the final straw for the Dutchman who was subsequently told he could not play in former team-mate Roy Keane's testimonial.
Dutch international defender Jaap Stam has an Achilles problem and Roy Keane has sore shins - but both are expected to play.
Yet the former Manchester United captain Roy Keane described him in his autobiography as "a real character - streetwise and wickedly funny".
It had been Sunderland who had looked more like scoring throughout the game, although Roy Keane's side were hardly in inspirational form themselves.
Rory Fallon had put Roy Keane's side ahead with a smart finish in the 44th minute but Freddy Eastwood levelled just after the break.
Queiroz made such an impact in his first spell at United, which lasted 12 months, he even managed to earn praise from Roy Keane.
The Tractor Boys finished the season in ninth place and 12 points off the play-off zone and Magilton was soon replaced by Roy Keane.
But Chopra failed to hold down a first-team place under former Sunderland boss Roy Keane and re-joined Cardiff on a temporary basis in November.
The home side's inability to force an opening prompted Ferguson to swap Kleberson for Roy Keane, and the influential Irishman's introduction paid almost immediate dividends.
However, Ipswich appear to be leading the chase, their manager, Roy Keane, knowing McManus from his own short spell as a player at Celtic Park.
Previous boss Roy Keane was sacked on Friday after a run of seven losses in nine games left Town three points above the Championship drop zone.
Manager McCarthy will be hoping a good result at the Lokomotiv Stadium will help push the ongoing Roy Keane saga into the background for a while.
Rafa Benitez, Roy Keane, Robbie Fowler, Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson were also at the service, along with former Everton managers Joe Royle and Howard Kendall.
Boss Roy Keane said that Richard and David Wright had been key players for the club but that he wants to take Ipswich in a different direction.
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