{"id":289503,"date":"2023-09-04T13:51:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T13:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=289503"},"modified":"2023-09-04T13:51:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T13:51:32","slug":"blood-on-floor-after-roy-keane-assaulted-and-micah-richards-clashes-with-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/blood-on-floor-after-roy-keane-assaulted-and-micah-richards-clashes-with-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Blood on floor’ after Roy Keane ‘assaulted’ and Micah Richards clashes with fan"},"content":{"rendered":"
A 'small amount of blood' was reportedly spotted on the floor after a fan allegedly assaulted Roy Keane at the Emirates.<\/p>\n
Micah Richards became embroiled in a row with a man during the close stages of Manchester United's 3-1 defeat at Arsenal with an eyewitness later describing the aftermath.<\/p>\n
The Sky Sports pundits were filmed in a viral clip which appeared to show Richards holding a man against a door while Keane angrily remonstrated in the background.<\/p>\n
A Met Police investigation has since begun with The Mail reporting that Keane was the target of a headbutt as he went to complete post-match coverage with the broadcaster.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Fan in furious row with Roy Keane at Arsenal game \u2013 gets restrained by Micah Richards<\/b><\/p>\n
The Express quote an eyewitness as saying: "Afterwards, we noticed a small amount of blood on the floor on the route where the fan was led out.<\/p>\n
"Seems like Micah Richards was acting as Roy Keane's bodyguard."<\/p>\n
In a statement to Daily Star Sport<\/b>, a Sky Sports spokesperson said: \u201cWe understand the police are investigating an alleged assault by a member of the public immediately preceding the footage circulating on social media. In the footage seen, Micah Richards was acting to diffuse a situation.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, the Met Police confirmed they are "investigating following an assault that is alleged to have occurred at the Emirates Stadium".<\/p>\n
The incident reportedly took place in the Highbury Bar at the north London stadium in the moments that preceded full-time.<\/p>\n
In the footage shared on social media, the words said by the trio are inaudible as noise bounces around the box after Arsenal had found a way to win.<\/p>\n
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Sky Sports is bringing you 500 live football games to watch, as well access to Cricket, Golf, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA and more across eight<\/span> dedicated channels. Sky Sports is the <\/span>only way to watch all the action this year.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a322 a month<\/p>\n Keane and Richards remained professional as they conducted their work for Sky Sports pitchside following the full-time whistle around 10 minutes later.<\/p>\n