Roy Keane brands Kyle Walker an ‘IDIOT’ and a ‘CAR CRASH’ after clumsy foul on Sadio Mane gave Liverpool a first-half penalty against Manchester City
- Kyle Walker gave away a penalty in Manchester City’s game against Liverpool
- The England full-back clumsily tackled Sadio Mane and Mo Salah made it 1-0
- At half-time Roy Keane slammed the 30-year-old for his rash challenge
- In an interview with Sportsmail Kyle Walker said he doesn’t make rash tackles
Roy Keane branded Manchester City defender Kyle Walker an ‘idiot’ and a ‘car crash’ after he gave away a penalty against Liverpool in the first half of Sunday’s 1-1 draw at the Etihad.
The 30-year-old full-back clumsily challenged Sadio Mane which led to Mo Salah converting from the penalty spot to give their rivals a 1-0 lead.
Going into half-time Gabriel Jesus had scored an equaliser for Pep Guardiola‘s side but Walker was heavily criticised by former United man Keane for his challenge which led to Liverpool’s opener.
Kyle Walker clumsily challenged Sadio Mane in the first-half catching him with his knee
Walker was left frustrated after the referee awarded a penalty which Mo Salah converted
Keane told Sky Sports: ‘Mane is up against an idiot. People think Kyle Walker is playing well. I don’t think so, he keeps making mistakes.
‘He’s an international, 30-years-old and he’s a car crash.’
Former Manchester City defender and co-pundit Micah Richards hit back at Keane in Walker’s defence, adding: ‘I think Roy’s a bit overboard there.
‘But he gambles on Mane, he should have just waited.’
The Manchester City full-back gave an interview with Sportsmail where he said he doesn’t ‘make rash challenges’.
He was speaking in regards to his tackle against Iceland while playing for England which saw him sent-off.
Walker talked about the Iceland game and how he wanted to prove himself after being dropped from the England set-up.
He said: ‘Before the lockdown happened, the manager came over to the house and spoke to me and said: ‘Listen Kyle, I have been very happy with your performances and I want you back in the team for the next camp’.
Roy Keane went on to criticise Walker at half-time describing the full-back as a ‘car crash’
‘I told him I had probably taken it for granted a bit because I had been in the team for so long. Much as I hate to admit it, I probably needed to be dropped to realise the importance of playing for England. Not that I lost it. But I just took it for granted. I thought I’d be in the squad.
‘So, come the Iceland game, it was difficult. I wanted to prove that, even though I’m 30 years old, I still had a lot to offer. I think he knows what I can do as a footballer but I felt like I was that eager to show him that I needed to stay in the squad, I made decisions on the pitch that I don’t normally make.
‘I don’t make rash challenges. Before that (Iceland game), I had only been sent off once in my career and that was for a shoulder-to-shoulder on Dominic Calvert-Lewin against Everton, which was my first game at the Etihad for Manchester City.
‘My whole Tottenham career, I never got sent off. It is not in my nature to make rash challenges.
‘I thought I could get that ball against Iceland. Maybe I wasn’t quite sharp enough coming back off holiday, maybe I lost that half a second and just half a second and it’s a red.
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