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<\/p>\nROY Keane vented his fury about Arsenal and Man Utd players being too friendly before he was allegedly headbutted by a fan.<\/p>\n
Dramatic footage shows fellow Sky Sports pundit Micah Richards stepping in and pinning the fan against the wall moments after the alleged assault at The Emirates.<\/p>\n
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The suspect was accused of aiming a headbutt at the United legend but reportedly struck him on the chest and chin.<\/p>\n
Moments earlier Keane slammed the friendly greetings exchanged by the rival teams – with Marcus Rashford hugging England teammates Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice.<\/p>\n
He said: "Look, all jokes aside, I am looking in the tunnel there.<\/p>\n
"Everyone thinks I am old school, but you don't want to be chatting with people you are going into battle with – because you are going to be kicking lumps out of each other.<\/p>\n
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"I'll shake your hand after the game, but not before you go into a battle. <\/p>\n
"But hey, maybe these younger players will educate me.<\/p>\n
"I\u2019m disgusted with players. You\u2019re going to war, they\u2019re hugging and kissing. <\/p>\n
He added: "Don\u2019t even look at the opposition. You\u2019re going into battle against them.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n "The game hasn\u2019t changed that much. The players have changed.<\/p>\n "You\u2019re going to war against these players, and they\u2019re hugging each other. <\/p>\n "Chat to them after the game, or don\u2019t even chat to them after the game."<\/p>\n Keane, 52, and Richards were waiting for a lift at the members-only Highbury Bar at the top of the West Stand when he was allegedly headbutted.<\/p>\n They had been making their way pitchside during the closing minutes of the tense game to give their post-match verdicts for Sky Sports.<\/p>\n But the pair are understood to have then tried to race back to the studio after Alejandro Garnacho's late goal, which was later ruled out by VAR for offside.<\/p>\n The pundits were eventually escorted down to the pitch, where they were able to continue their broadcast alongside Theo Walcott and presenter Dave Jones.<\/p>\n The alleged attack was caught off camera, but viral\u00a0Twitter\u00a0footage showed Richards, who was wearing a black backpack, angrily collaring the suspect.<\/p>\n However, the fan was prevented from inflicting serious physical damage.<\/p>\n Ex-City defender Richards was said to be "acting to defuse a situation", according to a Sky Sports spokesperson.<\/p>\n Cops confirmed they were investigating the "alleged assault" but said no arrests had been made.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Sky Sports said: "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 "In the footage seen, Micah Richards was acting to defuse a situation."<\/p>\n A Met Police spokesman confirmed the force has launched an investigation.<\/p>\n A statement read: "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 "There have been no arrests. Inquiries are ongoing."<\/p>\n The off-pitch drama at the Emirates followed a\u00a0pulsating 113 minute match riddled with VAR controversy\u00a0as Arsenal beat United 3-1.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/RW-COMP-KEANEv2.jpg\")
<\/picture>STEPPING OUT <\/span><\/p>\n\u2018Shaken\u2019 Roy Keane breaks cover after fan \u2018headbutted\u2019 him at Arsenal match<\/h3>\n
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<\/picture>ROY ASSAULT <\/span><\/p>\nRoy Keane \u2018shaken\u2019 after \u2018headbutt\u2019 by fan with Sky set to \u2018beef up\u2019 security<\/h3>\n
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<\/picture>SEEING RED <\/span><\/p>\nRoy Keane \u2018headbutted’ as Micah Richards holds \u2018attacker\u2019<\/h3>\n
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<\/picture>VARCICAL <\/span><\/p>\nShock moment ref uses phone in VAR check.. as club demand match is CANCELLED<\/h3>\n
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SEEING RED<\/h2>\n
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