Keane and Neville blast experienced player for utterly ’embarrassing’ moment in Manchester derby | OneFootball

Gary Neville and Roy Keane have labelled Kyle Walker an ’embarrassment’ for his antics in an altercation with Rasmus Hojlund during Sunday’s Manchester derby.

Hojlund reacted angrily at a trip from Walker just before half-time, rushing over to go head-to-head with the Man City captain.

However, what followed will surely serve as pure humiliation for Walker, who went down in a heap despite Hojlund barely making contact with his head.

Both players were shown a yellow card for the incident by referee Anthony Taylor, but former Man Utd captain Keane believes Walker should have been given an even harsher punishment.

“I would have given a red card to Walker [for the altercation with Hojlund],” a disgusted Keane told Sky Sports (via BBC Sport). “Walker must be embarrassed to go down like that – an experienced player. I don’t know the guy and I’m embarrassed for him.”

Roy Keane slams ’embarrassing’ Kyle Walker

Kyle Walker goes down as City and Utd players clash. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Keane’s former United teammate Neville was commentating on the moment live for Sky Sports and effectively teed up the Irishman with a similar rant.

“It’s poor from Kyle Walker,” said Neville. “He goes down when he realises there might have been contact. I think he will be a little bit embarrassed when he sees that back.”

Both Keane and Neville have a point, with Walker sure to be red-faced when he watches the moment back tonight.

Meanwhile, Hojlund will likely feel a little hard done by given he clearly didn’t go out to hurt Walker, although putting your head toward an opponent is always a risk in the modern game.

Thankfully for the managers, this is only Walker’s second yellow card of this Premier League season, while it’s the first for Danish striker Hojlund.