Micah Richards has broken his silence after Roy Keane was allegedly 'headbutted' by a fan during the match between Arsenal and Manchester United on Sunday.
Footage shared on social media appeared to show Richards in an altercation with the man. Sky Sports confirmed that the formerThe Metropolitan Police confirmed on Monday afternoon that, during investigations into an incident at the Emirates Stadium, a 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault. He has been taken into police custody.' podcast with Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer, also released on Monday afternoon, Richards was asked for comment.
At this stage, with the alleged incident under a police investigation, the Sky Sports and BBC pundit was unable to comment, stating:"Oh my word. Gary, I'm not allowed to talk about it [because it's under police investigation]. Exactly that.
Lineker went on to explain why the incident cannot currently be covered in more detail on the podcast:"There was an incident at Arsenal yesterday [Sunday] where Roy Keane was allegedly headbutted by someone and a certain Micah Richards stepped in. "We'll get the full story at some point. It's something we shouldn't trivialise either, really, because that's a serious thing if fans start attacking people.More to follow.
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