Arsenal v Man Utd: Police investigating after Roy Keane allegedly assaulted at Emirates

Former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane and ex-Manchester City defender Micah Richards were moving arsenic Sky Sports pundits astatine the Emirates Stadium connected Sunday

Police are investigating an alleged battle astatine Emirates Stadium during Arsenal's 3-1 triumph implicit Manchester United connected Sunday, pursuing the circulation of footage connected societal media showing Sky Sports pundits Micah Richards and Roy Keane progressive successful an altercation with an individual.

Sky Sports accidental Richards was "acting to defuse a situation".

Former Manchester City and England defender Richards, 35, and erstwhile Republic of Ireland planetary Keane, 52, were moving connected Sky Sports' sum of the Premier League game.

A Sky Sports spokesperson said: "We recognize the constabulary are investigating an alleged battle by a subordinate of the nationalist instantly preceding the footage circulating connected societal media. In the footage seen, Micah Richards was acting to defuse a situation."

In a statement, the Metropolitan constabulary said: "Police are investigating pursuing an battle that is alleged to person occurred astatine the Emirates Stadium during an Arsenal v Manchester United lucifer connected Sunday 3 September.

"There person been nary arrests and enquiries are ongoing."

An Arsenal connection added. "We are alert of an incidental that took spot during our lucifer against Manchester United connected Sunday,"

"The Metropolitan Police is conducting an probe into the substance and we are afloat co-operating with their enquiries."