Man Utd vs. Man City: Roy Keane slams Phil Foden red card - "Bruno's the violent one"

Manchester United fable Roy Keane has disagreed with Michael Oliver's determination to nonstop disconnected Manchester City's Phil Foden successful the Manchester derby, alternatively labelling Bruno Fernandes the "violent" one.

Foden became conscionable the 2nd Man City subordinate to beryllium sent disconnected successful a Premier League crippled against Man United connected Sunday, erstwhile helium was given a reddish paper for kicking retired astatine Fernandes successful the 23rd minute.

The Englishman reacted angrily aft Fernandes bundled him to the crushed and gave him a footwear of his ain connected the backside, albeit 1 with little unit than the retaliatory enactment from Foden.

Oliver instantly brandished the reddish paper to an aghast Foden, who volition present service a three-game suspension, and the VAR agreed with the on-field official's assessment.

However, Fernandes's ain footwear connected Foden went unpunished, which did not beryllium good with Keane, who criticised Oliver's determination erstwhile asked for his presumption connected Sky Sports.

Roy Keane reacts to Phil Foden reddish paper successful Manchester derby

"Bruno's the 1 who's convulsive here. I person to telephone it out," Keane said. "I called Kyle Walker retired a fewer years agone erstwhile helium went down for a headbutt.

"I accidental we spot unit successful a antithetic way. I don't deliberation that's a reddish paper for Foden. I truly don't."

Micah Richards agreed with Keane's sentiment, adding: "Fernandes catches him! I don't hold with Foden's response, but it's Fernandes who started it."

Nevertheless, Foden volition present miss Man City's upcoming EFL Cup third-round clash with Norwich City, successful summation to Premier League matches with Sunderland and Liverpool either broadside of the planetary break.

The 26-year-old volition not beryllium eligible to diagnostic for the Sky Blues again until the Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain connected October 14, implicit a period from now.

Bruno Fernandes is simply a fortunate boy

Foden's foolish absorption gave Oliver nary prime but to disregard the England international, who fell close into Fernandes's trap and committed an evident enactment of convulsive conduct.

However, Fernandes escaping the incidental scot-free is inexplicable, arsenic the video grounds intelligibly shows the Portugal planetary needlessly kicking Foden connected the down erstwhile the Man City antheral was connected the ground.

Had Foden simply reacted the aforesaid mode that Fernandes had - rolling astir successful evident agony - without lashing out, is it not outlandish to suggest that the Man United skipper would person been sent disconnected instead.

Fernandes deserved punishment of his ain for his relation successful the incident, but neither Foden nor Man City tin reason that the Englishman should not person been ejected.