Idrissa Gueye received warm support from his Everton teammates after apologising for being sent off for striking teammate Michael Keane during their shock 1–0 win over Manchester United.
Gueye became the first Premier League player in 17 years to be dismissed for hitting a teammate after slapping Keane following a misplaced pass that led to a chance for Bruno Fernandes. Everton went on to produce a heroic performance with 10 men for more than 85 minutes to give David Moyes his first victory at Old Trafford as an away manager.
After the match, Gueye asked to address the squad and personally apologised to Keane and the team for putting them in a difficult position. His apology was met with a round of applause from his teammates in the away dressing room.
Despite Moyes joking that he likes to see his players “fighting each other”, the club is still expected to apply internal disciplinary measures, including a fine.
Gueye will now serve a three-match suspension and could also miss further games if he is called up by Senegal for the Africa Cup of Nations. He later issued a public apology on social media, taking full responsibility and promising the incident would not happen again.
