Watch: Roy Keane says Harry Maguire’s ‘personality’ saw him avoid red card
Harry Maguire was in the thick of the action for Manchester United during their 2-0 win at Chelsea on Monday night.
Having taken over as club captain following the sale of Ashley Young to Inter, Maguire scored his first Premier League goal for United with a thumping header to make it 2-0 after Anthony Martial had given the visitors the lead in the first half.
But Chelsea were aggrieved that Maguire was still on the pitch after the centre-back appeared to…well, he kicked Michy Batshuayi in the b*llocks, basically.
The duo came together in a challenge in front of the Chelsea dugout, after which the England international appeared to have a second go at Batshuayi in a challenge similar to Son Heung-min’s red card in Tottenham’s clash with Chelsea earlier in the season.
Despite VAR checking the incident, which you can watch below, Maguire escaped without any further punishment.
https://twitter.com/JCMSpurs/status/1229506041961824257
Roy Keane and Jamie Carragher discussed the challenge in the Sky Studios, with the former Manchester United captain suggesting Maguire escaped thanks to his “personality”.
"It's a red card. His personality has helped him" 🟥
Roy Keane and @Carra23 believe Harry Maguire is very lucky to still be on the pitch at Stamford Bridge
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