Everton's Idrissa Gueye was sent off for clashing with defender Michael Keane
Everton's Idrissa Gueye was sent off for clashing with defender Michael Keane
Idrissa Gueye was shown a red card early in Everton's match with after clashing with his own team-mate in bizarre scenes.
The Toffees midfield was seen angrily exchanging words with Michael Keane following a chance for United, with Keane sticking his head forward. But Gueye then lost his cool and raised his hand into Keane's face as the red mist descended.
He had to be restrained by other members of the team including after being given his marching orders.
was in disbelief watching the events unfold on commentary for . "He slapped his own teammate - he's gone," Neville said.
"There's a coming together between him and Michael Keane. It always looks unsavoury when it's teammate on teammate.
"I don't know what they were having a go at each other over. Idrissa Gueye has gone toward Michael Keane who hasn't really reacted."And then he just pushes him and then there's not much in it, there's not much in it. I think Jordan Pickford does a very good job to be fair to him."
Joe Hart, analysing the game for Radio 5 Live, felt that Gueye may have been hard done by to see red, saying: "The referee wasn't even close enough to hear what Idrissa Gueye was saying but he was in Michael Keane's face, who is considerably bigger than him and shoved him off with one arm.
"When he came over to continue the argument, the referee just casually walked over and sent him off. Jordan Pickford did very well in the situation.
"If that's all that happened though, it isn't a red card. Something must've been brewing between them two. We'll see how this one unfolds..."
Although Everton were left depleted following Gueye and Keane's bizarre clash, it was the Toffees, rather than Manchester United, who broke the deadlock courtesy of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
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