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Manchester City Reportedly Complain To Sky Sports After Roy Keane Called Kyle Walker An 'Idiot'

Manchester City Reportedly Complain To Sky Sports After Roy Keane Called Kyle Walker An 'Idiot'

Man United legend Roy Keane called Kyle Walker a "car crash" and an "idiot" after his foul on Sadio Mane in City's 1-1 draw with Liverpool.

Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz

Manchester City have launched a complaint to Sky Sports after Roy Keane called Kyle Walker an "idiot," according to reports.

The 49-year-old Manchester United legend pulled no punches towards the City right-back after he brought down Sadio Mane and awarded Liverpool a penalty.

Liverpool drew 1-1 with City at the Etihad earlier this month, but Keane branded Walker a "car crash" during a scathing attack in Sky Sports' half-time analysis.

"Because he's up against an idiot," Keane said, before adding: "he's a car crash, he keeps making these types of mistakes and is rightly punished for it."

The Daily Mail now reports that City believe Keane crossed the line when he called the 30-year-old England international an "idiot."

And the newspaper added that the Premier League club have contacted Sky to express their dissatisfaction over Keane's choice of words.

England manager Gareth Southgate has even defended Walker against the outspoken Keane, saying he is "very happy with what Walker is doing."

The 50-year-old explained: "I think he's playing extremely well. Observations and analysis are fine, I think personal criticism less so. I think we have to be careful about that.

"I'm very happy with what Walker is doing. He's playing every game for his club because the manager trusts him and feels he needs him. So, if he's doing that for Pep, it's an indication of the quality."

Sky Sports have not commented on City's complaint at the time of this writing.

City will return to Premier League action on Saturday with an away trip to Tottenham.

Featured Image Credit: Sky Sports/PA

Topics: Manchester City, Football News, Football, Premier League, Sky Sports, Kyle Walker, Roy Keane

Adnan Riaz is a journalist for SPORTbible. He studied for a B.A. in History at the University of York and followed it up with an M.A. in Multimedia Journalism at MMU. Before he started writing about sports, he spent over four years in the gaming press. He has worked for several publications, including Hardcore Gamer, LADbible and the Manchester Evening News. Follow him on Twitter to find out what he is working on next. Got a story tip for Adnan? Email him: [email protected]

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