Roy Keane assaulted with shocking headbutt from Arsenal fan, police investigating

Former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane had his fair number of run-ins with Arsenal in the early 2000s.

In Sunday's fixture between Manchester United and Arsenal, where Keane was working for Sky, an Arsenal fan allegedly headbutted Keane at the Emirates Stadium.

A video on social media was circulating of the incident that saw Micah Richards try to defuse the situation as he held the fan in question against the wall.

Alejandro Garnacho's controversially ruled-out goal allegedly sparked Keane into a frenzy before the goal was ruled offside.

According to eyewitnesses, the Arsenal fan turned to Keane amidst the celebrations and headbutted him on the shoulder, breaking his nose in the process.

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Keane was left unshaken by the incident (as you would expect), and the fan in question was arrested on Monday morning.

A 42-year-old man named Scott Law was arrested for the incident and will be allegedly charged with assault after headbutting the Premier League legend.

The metropolitan police refused to identify anyone involved but issued a statement that said: "Police are investigating an incident at Emirates Stadium on Sunday, September 3, during which a man was assaulted."

A Sky spokeswoman said: "We understand the police are investigating an alleged assault by a member of the public immediately preceding the footage circulating on social media."

After the goal was ruled out for offside, Arsenal got the last laugh, scoring twice in added time to beat United 3-1.