Roy Keane left spluttering with rage by Kyle Walker playacting as Man Utd legend tears into Man City captain for 'embarrassing' clash with Rasmus Hojlund in derby defeat

The England international defender lined up for Manchester City as their captain in a meeting with old adversaries United at the Etihad Stadium. At one point during the first half, Walker tangled with Red Devils striker Rasmus Hojlund.

Walker clipped the Danish forward as he ran past, sending the 21-year-old tumbling to the turf. Hojlund bounced up and made a beeline for the Blues skipper – with the pair squaring up to one another. After their heads touched, and having initially taken no backwards step, Walker crumpled to the ground clutching his face.

Replays showed that there had been little contact from Hojlund, as he pushed his head forward rather than aiming a butt in Walker’s direction, and Keane told Sky Sports when watching the incident back and being asked if a red card could have been shown: “Yeah, to Walker. This is going to happen in the game, a bit of argy-bargy. Of course it’s a foul, it’s a free-kick. Hojlund goes over, but Walker, he should be embarrassed. I don’t know the guy and I’m embarrassed by that.”

Ex-City defender Micah Richards sought to defend Walker by saying the 34-year-old is “better than that”, but Keane quipped back with “Is he? I’m not so sure.”

Hojlund and United went on to have the last laugh as two late goals from Bruno Fernandes and Amad Diallo secured them a 2-1 win. Hojlund posted on social media afterwards, alongside an image of his supposed clash with Walker: “Manchester is red; Violets are blue; What a brilliant performance; But the Oscar goes to…”