Man City star Kyle Walker sent new referee warning after Rasmus Hojlund incident
Kyle Walker's embarrassing fall to the ground after a head-to-head row with Rasmus Hojlund 'is not a good advert for football'.
Manchester United stunned the Etihad support when they scored 88th and 90th minute goal's to beat a poor Manchester City side. A Bruno Fernandes penalty followed by a stunning Amad goal cancelled out Josko Gvardiol's early header.
Although it was a dull Manchester Derby to say the least, there was one moment of chaos as 34-year-old Walker shamefully fell to the floor after a feud with Hojlund that saw the players go head-to-head. The replays showed no contact was made.
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Walker's play-acting failed as referee Martin Atkinson ended up booking the pair of them. Ex-Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher thinks the actions of the City defender shouldn't be seen in football anymore.
He told Ref Watch on Sky Sports: "I’m not sure [what Walker was booked for, aggressive behaviour or diving], but what I will say is that is not a good advert for football.
"He shouldn’t be doing that. I think the referee dealt with this well - he didn’t get sucked into something thinking it’s bigger than it was. It wasn’t - it was a push, a player reacting to the push, but we don’t need that.”
Man United icon Roy Keane, a player known for his aggressive challenges and tough persona, had some words of his own for Walker.
He said at half time: "You don’t mind a bit of this, this is going to happen in a game, a bit of argy bargy, of course. He’s obviously been blocked, but Walker... of course it’s a foul and a free-kick and Hojlund’s not happy and that’s fine.
“But he then goes over, how can Walker [go down]? He must be embarrassed. He must be embarrassed to go down like that. An experienced player, this isn’t contact. Look at this! I don’t know the guy and I’m embarrassed for him.”
The defeat leaves Pep Guardiola with one win from 11 games. The City boss had already been struggling with handling these defeats, and the derby loss is bound to only make feelings worse.
United on the other hand still sit in 13th. Ruben Amorim's tenure at the club had gotten off to an okay start, but not at all near what the Portuguese boss would have wanted. A win at the Etihad will surely life the spirits of the squad.