‘Shaken’ Roy Keane hides face after fan ‘headbutted’ him at Arsenal vs Man Utd – as man, 42, is arrested for assault
pVideo showed the ex-a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196656/manchester-united/Manchester United/a skipper, 52, in a confrontation a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23777330/shocking-moment-roy-keane-micah-richards-heated-argument/inside the Emirates Stadium/a during the closing moments of the game yesterday./p
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figure id=attachment_23787851 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async loading=lazy src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pics-paul-cousans-zenpix-ltd-842402165.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23787851 width=960 height=957 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditThe Sun/figcredit/figureThe Manchester United legend used a black jumped to hide his face as he walked along the road[/caption]
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pa href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/roy-keane/Keane broke cover this morning/a as he emerged for a walk with his two dogs./p
pThe United legend, wearing a white t-shirt and baggy grey shorts, used a black jumper to cover his face as he walked along a residential road./p
pIt comes after his a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23782347/keane-richards-bromance-man-city-man-utd-fan-headbutt/Sky Sports colleague Micah Richards/a was seen pinning a man against a wall as a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23777330/shocking-moment-roy-keane-micah-richards-heated-argument/footage of the altercation emerged/a last night./p
pBoth pundits are said to a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23780068/roy-keane-shaken-headbutt-fan-sky-security-arsenal/have been left shaken following the incident./a/p
pMetropolitan Police confirmed a man has been arrested on suspicion of assault today./p
pA spokesman said: #8220;Police are investigating an incident at Emirates Stadium on Sunday, 3 September, during which a man was assaulted./p
p#8220;On Monday September 4, a 42-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault (ABH). The man has been taken into police custody. Enquiries are ongoing.#8221;/p
pWitnesses have revealed how a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23783199/witnesses-roy-keanes-micah-richards-attacker-headbutt-arsenal/Keane called on nearby staff to call police./a/p
pSky are now beefing up their security moving forward, Sun Sport understands./p
pKeane and Richards had been waiting by a lift as they made their way pitchside as the match came to a close./p
pBut both tried to return to the Sky studio after Alejandro Garnacho had a goal ruled out for offside./p
pThe pair were eventually escorted away by security, where they were both able to give their post-match analysis for Sky./p
pArsenal are cooperating with authorities with the investigation underway./p
pA club spokesperson added: #8220;We are aware of an incident that took place during our match against Manchester United on Sunday./p
p#8220;The Metropolitan Police is conducting an investigation into the matter and we are fully cooperating with their enquiries.#8221;/p
pA spokesperson for Sky Sports said: #8220;We understand the police are investigating an alleged assault by a member of the public immediately preceding the footage circulating on social media./p
p#8220;In the footage seen, Micah Richards was acting to defuse a situation.#8221;/p
pA Met Police spokesman confirmed the force has launched an investigation./p
pA statement read: #8220;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
p#8220;There have been no arrests. Inquiries are ongoing.#8221;/p
pThe two pundits have formed an unlikely bond, having played for fierce rivals Man City and Man United./p
pThey regularly work on Sky#8217;s Super Sunday programme and will likely be back on TV screens together after the international break on September 17./p
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