Roy Keane interrupted fellow Sky Sports pundit Micah Richards to take a brutal swipe at Arsenal following their thrilling draw with Premier League rivals Manchester City.
Richards, a former Man City player, was hailing Arsenal’s defensive performance and particular the efforts of William Saliba and Gabriel after the ten-man Gunners almost clinched a memorable win over the Premier League champions.
Arsenal led 2-1 at half-time but had their backs to the wall for almost the entirety of the second half after Leandro Trossard was sent off just before the break.
Manchester City appeared to be out of ideas when substitute John Stones scored a dramatic equaliser in the 98th minute to earn a point and maintain the hosts’ unbeaten start to the new season.
While Arsenal were gutted to concede so late on, they would have taken a point at half-time as they faced the prospect of taking on the best team in England with a numerical disadvantage.
Given Arsenal frustrated Man City for so long, Richards was full of praise for Arsenal’s defensive, telling Sky Sports: ‘Gabriel and Saliba were unbelievable.
‘To defend like that for 45 minutes in the second half against the best team in the league is remarkable.
‘When Gabriel came to Arsenal he was making a few mistakes, but he has changed his game to be reliable.’
Manchester United legend Keane then interrupted Richards and said: ‘They conceded two goals. They couldn’t have defended that well.
‘They conceded two goals. Can I tell you something? Teams can get a result with ten men… it has happened before.
‘It’s like we’re making out they did something extraordinary. Listen Arsenal did well but Man City were really poor, no overlaps, no movement.
‘It was more poor play from Man City than brilliant Arsenal defending.’
In an eventful and intriguing match full of controversy, Erling Haaland gave Manchester City the lead on nine minutes with his 100th goal for the club.
But Riccardo Calafiori curled home a superb equaliser on his full Arsenal debut – leaving the Man City players and staff in rage at the referee – before Gabriel headed Arsenal in front before half-time.
While the Gunners led, they were reduced to ten men on the stroke of half-time after Trossard was shown a second yellow card for kicking the ball away and delaying the restart.
It was one-way traffic in the second half but Arsenal kept the hosts at bay before the 98th minute when Man City’s Stones prodded home to rescue a point.
The late goal ensures Manchester City remain top of the Premier League, one point above Liverpool and two of Arsenal, who are currently fourth.
City’s next Premier League fixture is away to Newcastle United, while Arsenal host Leicester City next weekend.
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