{"id":92418,"date":"2023-09-04T11:35:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T11:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=92418"},"modified":"2023-09-04T11:35:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T11:35:03","slug":"roy-keane-being-headbutted-by-fan-at-emirates-sparks-police-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/roy-keane-being-headbutted-by-fan-at-emirates-sparks-police-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy Keane being &apos;headbutted&apos; by fan at Emirates sparks police probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Roy Keane being &#8216;headbutted&#8217; by fan at Emirates sparks police probe as witness describes how there was &#8216;blood on the floor&#8217; after incident which saw Micah Richards &#8216;step in and push attacker against the door&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Do you know the man involved? Please email rory.tingle@mailonline.co.uk\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Police have launched an investigation after footage emerged of a fan allegedly headbutting Roy Keane in a hospitality area at Arsenal&#8217;s Emirates Stadium, leaving &#8216;blood on the floor&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Footage shared on social media last night showed Keane&#8217;s Sky Sports colleague Micah Richards grappling with the man to restrain him, but he had left before security guards arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Sky Sports confirmed Richards had attempted to &#8216;defuse&#8217; the situation &#8211; as the Met announced it had begun an investigation but had not yet made any arrests.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 52-year-old former Manchester United captain was confronted by a man at the top of the West Stand as he was waiting for a lift to take him down to the pitchside area, Mail Sport understands.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The man allegedly aimed a headbutt at Keane and hit the Irishman on the chest and chin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Do you know the man involved? Please email rory.tingle@mailonline.co.uk\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/11\/75019089-12478219-Footage_circulating_on_social_media_shows_Keane_s_colleague_Mica-a-9_1693823616294.jpg\" height=\"484\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Footage shared on social media last night showed Roy Keane&#8217;s Sky Sports colleague Micah Richards grappling with the man to restrain him, but he had left before security guards arrived\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/11\/75035837-12478219-image-m-19_1693823663857.jpg\" height=\"460\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Today, the Met confirmed it had launched an investigation into the incident\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/11\/75019105-12478219-Keane_second_from_right_and_Richards_far_left_carried_on_with_th-a-10_1693823616295.jpg\" height=\"339\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Keane (second from right) and Richards (far left) carried on with their post-match punditry duties afterwards<\/p>\n<p>Today, Sky confirmed the incident and said: &#8216;We understand the police are investigating an alleged assault by a member of the public immediately preceding the footage circulating on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In the footage seen, Micah Richards was acting to defuse a situation.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE &#8211;\u00a0New CCTV is released from Aston Villa&#8217;s team bus as the window is smashed by a brick<\/h3>\n<p>A witness said Richards intervened after the fan attacked his colleague.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The fan seemingly tried to head-butt Roy Keane. I then saw a mark between his eyebrows,&#8217; they told Express Sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Micah Richards stepped in and pushed the fan back against the door. I heard the altercation and I was shocked to see the individuals involved.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Describing the aftermath of the incident, the witness added:\u00a0&#8216;Afterwards, we noticed a small amount of blood on the floor on the route where the fan was led out.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened shortly after Man Utd winger\u00a0Alejandro Garnacho had looked to have won the contest for United in the 88th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Keane and Richards, who were working with former Arsenal player Theo Walcott, had raced back to the studio to see what had happened, with Garnacho&#8217;s goal eventually being ruled out after a VAR check.<\/p>\n<p>Keane, who had a tempestuous relationship with Arsenal during his playing career, was eventually escorted down to the pitchside area where he continued broadcasting.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/11\/75020447-12478219-The_Emirates_was_a_cauldron_of_noise_on_Sunday_after_Declan_Rice-a-13_1693823616297.jpg\" height=\"486\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Emirates was a cauldron of noise on Sunday after Declan Rice scored late-on<\/p>\n<p>The Met said:\u00a0&#8216;Police are investigating following an assault that is alleged to have occurred at the Emirates Stadium during an Arsenal v Manchester United match on Sunday, 3 September.<\/p>\n<h3>How Keane once confronted Arsenal&#8217;s captain in the tunnel<\/h3>\n<p>United travelled to Arsenal on a cold February evening in 2005, but things had reached boiling point in the tunnel.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira warned Gary Neville in the tunnel that he was in for trouble and Keane defended his player to the hilt.<\/p>\n<p>A flurry of swear words between the two sets of players continued before Keane reached the front of the line of players and shouted at Vieira: &#8216;See you out there. Shouting your mouth of every week. Pretending you&#8217;re a nice guy&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>United would go on to win the match 4-2.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/12\/75020361-12478219-Keane_right_points_towards_Vieira_out_of_picture_-a-19_1693826029408.jpg\" height=\"206\" width=\"274\"><\/p>\n<p>Keane (right) points towards Vieira (out of picture)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There have been no arrests. Inquiries are ongoing. Any witnesses or those with information are asked to call 101 ref CAD 6961\/3 Sept.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s match reached boiling point before the full-time whistle, with the Emirates a cauldron of noise after an eventful 113 minutes of action.<\/p>\n<p>Striker\u00a0Marcus Rashford opened the scoring for United as they went ahead against the run of play by scoring on the counter-attack against a perilous Arsenal side.<\/p>\n<p>Their joy was short-lived as Arsenal replied with an equaliser just 35 seconds later and finally the rivalry between two great rivals was reignited.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a3105m summer arrival Declan Rice snatched a winner in the 96th minute to send the home crowd into raptures, before Gabriel Jesus added a third as United searched for a last-gasp equaliser.<\/p>\n<p>Keane and Arsenal have shared a fraught relationship over the years, with the 52-year-old&#8217;s feud with former Gunners captain Patrick Vieira the main focus of a tense relationship between the north and the south.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal versus Manchester United remains one of the Premier League&#8217;s most infamous rivalries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Between 1996 and 2004 the famous duo shared the English top-flight title as they dominated the rest of the division.<\/p>\n<p>Keane was usually at the heart of the drama as he led the Red Devils out at Arsenal&#8217;s old stomping ground, Highbury, and even pre-match on Sunday described players as going out to &#8216;battle&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The defining individual clash between two titans in this fixture is shared by Keane and Vieira and it all dates back to the Frenchman&#8217;s arrival on England&#8217;s shores 27 years ago after he joined from AC Milan.<\/p>\n<p>Both in their prime, both captaining their teams and neither pulling punches even before they stepped out onto the pitch. They set the tone that their teams would then follow.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/11\/75020355-12478219-Keane_left_shared_a_tense_relationship_with_former_Gunners_capta-a-12_1693823616296.jpg\" height=\"410\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Keane (left) shared a tense relationship with former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira (right) during their playing days<\/p>\n<p>To this day they still share the most famous tunnel moment in English football history as Keane backed up a young Gary Neville and blasted Vieira for picking on the United full-back.<\/p>\n<p>United would go on to win the affair 4-2 as referee Graham Poll attempted to keep Keane and Vieira away from one another inside the cramped pre-match space.<\/p>\n<p>There were numerous other incidents with Keane retaining his status as one of football&#8217;s &#8216;hard-men&#8217; to this day after overseeing a no-nonsense approach during his time as Man United captain.<\/p>\n<p>The pair eventually reconciled once both had called time on their playing careers and have since worked together in punditry, but the rivalry between two of England&#8217;s biggest clubs remains.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12478219\/Police-investigate-Roy-Keane-Arsenal-headbutt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roy Keane being &#8216;headbutted&#8217; 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