Manchester United legend Roy Keane was left spluttering with rage after witnessing Kyle Walker’s “embarrassing” playacting on derby day.

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• City defender tangled with United striker
• Fell to the ground after heads pressed together
• Ex-Red Devils skipper left less than impressed

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  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.

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  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.

• WHAT KEANE SAID

  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 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.”

• WHAT NEXT?

  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…”

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