MANCHESTER CITY star Kyle Walker was booked for a rash challenge on Brentford’s Neal Maupay, just two weeks after their on-field spat.
Maupay, 27, had only just come on after starting the match on the bench.
Kyle Walker flew into a 50-50 challenge with Neal Maupay
The Man City star produced a full-blooded challenge
Maupay was sent flying by the City skipper
Having been on the pitch for 13 minutes, Maupay found himself going into a 50-50 challenge with Walker.
The City skipper went in full-blooded, sending the forward flying and subsequently receiving a yellow card.
Maupay’s evening had already got off to a poor start when he gave the ball away just two minutes after coming on, with Erling Haaland going on to score what would be the winning goal on the counter attack.
The match marked the first time that Maupay and Walker had met since their furious clash a fortnight ago.
On that occasion, a visibly furious Walker, 33, complained to referee Jarred Gillett and fourth official Stuart Attwell late on in the match.
A lip reader claimed that the England star had threatened to “knock out” the Brentford forward after he “spoke about my kids”.
Maupay was claimed to have denied doing so to the referee, allegedly saying: “I didn’t, it’s okay.”
Since Gillett’s match report did not include the event, the FA did not take any further action.
After his team won 3-1, Pep Guardiola, the manager of City, remained silent on the subject.
While Brentford manager Thomas Frank said: “No (I know nothing). I saw they were talking to each other.
“No (I haven’t talked to Maupay). It’s not my first focus after a game that we lost.”
Walker furiously complained about Maupay to the referee
The duo clashed a fortnight ago