Man Metropolis captain Kyle Walker. (Picture by Carl Recine/Getty Photos)
Gary Neville and Roy Keane have labelled Kyle Walker an ’embarrassment’ for his antics in an altercation with Rasmus Hojlund throughout Sunday’s Manchester derby.
Hojlund reacted angrily at a visit from Walker simply earlier than half-time, dashing over to go head-to-head with the Man Metropolis captain.
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Nonetheless, what adopted will certainly function pure humiliation for Walker, who went down in a heap regardless of Hojlund barely making contact together with his head.
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Each gamers have been proven a yellow card for the incident by referee Anthony Taylor, however former Man Utd captain Keane believes Walker ought to have been given an excellent harsher punishment.
“I’d have given a purple card to Walker [for the altercation with Hojlund],” a disgusted Keane informed Sky Sports activities (by way of BBC Sport). “Walker should be embarrassed to go down like that – an skilled participant. I don’t know the man and I’m embarrassed for him.”
Roy Keane slams ’embarrassing’ Kyle Walker
Keane’s former United teammate Neville was commentating on the second dwell for Sky Sports activities and successfully teed up the Irishman with an identical rant.
“It’s poor from Kyle Walker,” stated Neville. “He goes down when he realises there may need been contact. I feel he shall be somewhat bit embarrassed when he sees that again.”
Each Keane and Neville have some extent, with Walker positive to be red-faced when he watches the second again tonight.
In the meantime, Hojlund will doubtless really feel somewhat onerous executed by given he clearly didn’t exit to harm Walker, though placing your head towards an opponent is all the time a danger within the fashionable recreation.
Fortunately for the managers, that is solely Walker’s second yellow card of this Premier League season, whereas it’s the primary for Danish striker Hojlund.
