The former Man City right-back jumped to Roy Keane's defence.
circulated on social media on Sunday evening showing Richards grappling with the alleged attacker and pushing and holding him back, with Keane clearly furious behind him.
Sky Sports released their own statement on Monday morning and confirmed that Richards had intervened to break up the altercation. The statement read: ‘We understand the police are investigating an alleged assault by a member of the public immediately preceding the footage circulating on social media. In the footage seen, Micah Richards was acting to defuse a situation.’Neither Richards or Keane have spoken about the incident yet but both still made their way pitch-side in time to provide post-match analysis after Arsenal’s 3-1 victory.
Match of the Day host Lineker, who has recorded a podcast with Richards for several years, provided an update on his colleague’s well-being on Monday afternoon and was keen to make light of the episode.
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