{"id":66377,"date":"2023-09-04T15:40:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T15:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talkcelnews.com\/?p=66377"},"modified":"2023-09-04T15:40:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T15:40:28","slug":"micah-richards-speaks-out-for-first-time-after-being-filmed-restraining-roy-keanes-attacker-at-arsenal-match-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talkcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/micah-richards-speaks-out-for-first-time-after-being-filmed-restraining-roy-keanes-attacker-at-arsenal-match-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Micah Richards speaks out for first time after being filmed restraining Roy Keane\u2019s \u2018attacker\u2019 at Arsenal match | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MICAH Richards has broken his silence after pinning a man against a wall during the Arsenal and Manchester United match.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-Manchester City defender, 35, was seen grabbing a fan by the collar after Roy Keane was allegedly headbutted on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/high-tensions-shocking-moment-roy-842287935-1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/gary-lineker-alan-shearer-micah-836045745.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The pair had been making their way pitchside ahead the post-match analysis for Sky Sports&#x27; Super Sunday when an altercation allegedly broke out.<\/p>\n<p>Richards today addressed the incident as he recorded The Rest Is Football podcast with Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer.<\/p>\n<p>Lineker touched on the incident in a short opening monologue, saying: &quot;One of us had an interesting weekend, Micah, you&#x27;re in the news.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>But Richards replied: &quot;Gary, I&#x27;m not allowed to talk about it. <\/p>\n<h2><span>Read more football<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/crop-23779278-3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Witnesses reveal Roy Keane\u2019s words as Micah Richards restrained attacker<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/newspress-collage-23470890-1691961450668.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Richards brutally trolls Keane for bringing &#8216;nonsense&#8217; PACKED LUNCH to Sky job<\/h3>\n<p>&quot;But when I&#x27;m allowed to talk about it. The Rest is Football will get it first.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Shearer then poked fun at his co-host, replying: &quot;I think the common opinion is &#x27;don&#x27;t f*** with big Mics&#x27;.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Lineker added: &quot;In case those of you are unaware, there was an incident at Arsenal yesterday where allegedly Roy Keane was headbutted by someone and a certain Micah Richards stepped in. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;We&#x27;ll get the full story at some point. It is something we shouldn&#x27;t trivialise, either, really, because obviously that is a serious thing if fans start attacking people. <\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Football<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/RW-COMP-KEANEv2.jpg\"><\/picture><span>STEPPING OUT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Shaken\u2019 Roy Keane breaks cover after fan \u2018headbutted\u2019 him at Arsenal match<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/crop-23779278-2.jpg\"><\/picture><span>ROY ASSAULT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Roy Keane \u2018shaken\u2019 after \u2018headbutt\u2019 by fan with Sky set to \u2018beef up\u2019 security<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GIF-HERO-Keane-UNMUZZED_V3.gif?strip=all&amp;w=300&amp;h=192&amp;crop=1\" class=\"css-ksk4ta\"\/><\/picture><span>SEEING RED <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Roy Keane \u2018headbutted&#8217; as Micah Richards holds \u2018attacker\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LB-SPORTS-porto-mobile-copy.jpg\"><\/picture><span>VARCICAL <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Shock moment ref uses phone in VAR check.. as club demand match is CANCELLED<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&quot;We will wait until the police investigation is done until before we cover that story even more.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The trio also sang the Rocky theme tune during the opening minute of the latest episode.<\/p>\n<p>Keane and Richards are understood to have been waiting near a lift in a members-only bar in the West Stand of the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>They had been making their way down from the Sky studio as the match reached its closing stages.<\/p>\n<p>But footage emerged last night showing Richards pinning a man against a wall after the fan allegedly assaulted Keane.<\/p>\n<p>Both pundits were later escorted down to the pitch by security, with neither referencing the incident as they gave their thoughts to viewers after the game.<\/p>\n<p>However, The Sun understands the pair were left shaken after the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Sky is also now beefing up its security moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Richards&#x27; comments come as the Metropolitan Police today confirmed a man had been arrested on suspicion of assault.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson said: &quot;Police are investigating an incident at Emirates Stadium on Sunday, during which a man was assaulted.<\/p>\n<h2><span>Read More on The Sun<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/peniscola-pe-iscola-village-aerial-842386307.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Spanish seaside you&#8217;ve never heard of with unspoilt beaches &#038; cheap hols<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23784305-1693827443645.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Lottery players warned check tickets NOW as \u00a31million prize goes unclaimed <\/h3>\n<p>&quot;On Monday, a 42-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault (ABH). <\/p>\n<p>&quot;The man has been taken into police custody. Enquiries are ongoing.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/awkward-moment-theo-walcott-gets-842188179-1.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/uncategorized\/23791791\/micah-richards-speaks-out-roy-keanes-attacker-arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MICAH Richards has broken his silence after pinning a man against a wall during the Arsenal and Manchester United match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66376,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Micah Richards speaks out for first time after being filmed restraining Roy Keane\u2019s \u2018attacker\u2019 at Arsenal match | The Sun - 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