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Manchester United 0-1 Everton: Gueye was shown a straight red card for slapping Michael Keane but Kienan Dewsbury-Hall’s goal secured victory for David Moyes and the 10-man visitors
Jamie BraidwoodTuesday 25 November 2025 01:55 GMTComments
Idrissa Gueye is held back by Jordan Pickford and is sent off after slapping team-mate Michael Keane (Getty Images)David Moyes’s 10-man Everton held on to claim an extraordinary win at Manchester United after Idrissa Gueye was sent off just 13 minutes into the match for slapping team-mate Michael Keane.
Gueye became the first Premier League player to be sent off for fighting a team-mate since 2008 after raising his left hand to slap Keane, following an argument over a loose pass from Gueye that had presented a chance to Bruno Fernandes.
Referee Tony Harrington immediately produced the red card, which was confirmed by VAR Paul Howard, and Everton then stunned Old Trafford by taking the lead thanks to a stunning strike from Kienan Dewsbury-Hall on the half-hour mark.
Improbably, Dewsbury-Hall’s goal was enough for Everton to claim their first win at Old Trafford since 2013, when Moyes was United manager, and the hosts’ recent resurgence under Ruben Amorim. But the red card remained the big talking point.
On Sky Sports, Gary Neville said Gueye’s slap did not warrant a sending off, adding: "They were not fighting, it wasn't a scrap. It could have been dealt with by a yellow. I don't think it needed to be a red."
But the Premier League said: “The referee’s call of red card to Gueye for violent conduct was checked and confirmed by VAR – with the action deemed to be a clear strike to the face of Keane.”
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WATCH: Dewsbury-Hall's stunning winner at Old Trafford
Meanwhile, the man who slotted in for Idrissa Gueye doubled up as the match-winner. Repurposed as a central midfielder, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall nevertheless got forward to great effect, weaving his way between Bruno Fernandes and Leny Yoro to curl in a wonderful shot. “I didn't even know I had that in my locker,” he said. His second Everton goal is destined for a place in their folklore.
Richard Jolly25 November 2025 01:55OUTSTANDING from Dewsbury-Hall!10-player Everton take the lead at Old Trafford! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/vFHvhV9YkS
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'A bad night for Ruben Amorim' - Jamie Carragher
Jamie Carragher questioned Ruben Amorim’s tactics as Manchester United chased the game against 10-man Everton, as the head coach refused to change his system and the hosts remained with three central defenders as they chased the equaliser.
"This is a bad night for the manager,” Carragher said. “I don't understand how you can stick with something so steadfastly in a situation like that when it's basically one guy up front who's not really up front, you don't need three players there.
"It's one of those moments where I think a lot of people will really question the manager on the back of that defeat. They'll look at the players, and we know the players should do better, but the manager will take a lot of the blame for tonight."
(Getty Images)Jamie Braidwood25 November 2025 00:55Idrissa Gueye, Michael Keane and other times when team-mates have had scuffles on the pitch
Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye was sent off in the 13th minute of his side’s Premier League game at Manchester United after slapping team-mate Michael Keane.
Gueye remonstrated with Keane after a Manchester United attack broke down and then appeared to slap his team-mate.
He was then sent off by referee Tony Harrington and had to be held back by a number of his Everton team-mates before eventually going down the tunnel.
Everton, remarkably, despite only having 10 men, went on to win the game 1-0.
This isn’t the first time, however, that emotions have spilled over and team-mates have had scuffles on the pitch.
Gueye, Keane and other times when team-mates have had scuffles on the pitch
The incident between Gueye and Keane isn’t the first time emotions have spilled over between team-mates on the pitchJamie Braidwood25 November 2025 00:25Gary Neville calls Man Utd defeat to 10-man Everton an 'embarrassment'
Gary Neville accused Manchester United of being “complacent” as their unbeaten run came to an end against 10-man Everton, who won at Old Trafford despite Idrissa Gueye’s red card.
"It was nowhere near good enough,” Neville said on Sky Sports. “That was a really bad night for Manchester United, it was an embarrassment at times.
"Forget [the injuries to Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha], there are no excuses. I'm not entertaining that one bit.
"Everton dominated them with 11 men and with 10 men, in a different way of domination, but they dominated them through their fight and their spirit.
"It's complacency, and complacency will kill you. The minute that you think as a football player that you just have to turn up on that pitch and you're Manchester United and you can play or any football club, you're done.”
(Getty Images)Jamie Braidwood24 November 2025 23:55Ruben Amorim on Man United's defeat: 'We lacked intensity'
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said Everton were the better team with 10 men as well 11, as he admitted his side were lacking in intensity.
“I'm feeling really frustrated, like any other person that supports Manchester United. We should be frustrated with the way we started the game and the way we didn't understand how we should play against 10 men.
“They deserved to win. We had a lot of chances in the second half through crosses and second balls, but the quality and decision-making wasn't there. Everton were the better team.”
United's five-game unbeaten run came to a sorry end (Getty Images)Jamie Braidwood24 November 2025 23:34Manchester United lose at home in the Premier League against 10 men
Manchester United lost a Premier League game at Old Trafford despite their opponents picking up a red card for the first time.
They had won 36 of the previous 46 before today. And the red card came because two of Everton’s players started fighting each other.
(Martin Rickett/PA Wire)Jamie Braidwood24 November 2025 23:14Idrissia Gueye's suspension after red card for slapping Michael Keane
As Idrissia Gueye was sent off for violent conduct, he will serve a three-man ban.
However, the Senegal international will go to the Africa Cup of Nations at the start of December.
So he may not play for Everton again for a couple of months.
(Manchester United via Getty Imag)Jamie Braidwood24 November 2025 22:54David Moyes after beating Man Utd: 'I like my players fighting each other'
A quote-of-the season contender from David Moyes, who reacts to Idrissa Gueye’s red card for slapping Michael Keane by praising the spirit he showed.
Moyes, while delighted at Everton’s win, did not think it was a red card. "If nothing happened, I don't think anyone in the stadium would have been surprised,” he told Sky Sports.
“I thought the referee could have taken a bit longer to think about it. I got told that the rules of the game that if you slap your own player, you could be in trouble.
“But there's another side to it: I like my players fighting each other, if someone didn't do the right action. If you want that toughness and resilience to get a result, you want someone to act on it.”
(Getty Images)Jamie Braidwood24 November 2025 22:36David Moyes says Idrissa Gueye has apologised for slap
Idrissa Gueye apologised to Michael Keane and his team-mates after he was sent off for slapping the Everton defender.
"I'm disappointed we get the sending off,” David Moyes said. “But we've all been footballers, we get angry with our team-mates.
“He's apologised for the sending off, he's praised the players and thanked them for it and apologised for what happened."
Idrissa Gana Gueye is ushered off the pitch by Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford (Martin Rickett/PA) (PA Wire)Jamie Braidwood24 November 2025 22:28Idrissa Gueye’s slap becomes a kick in the teeth for Ruben Amorim as 10-man Everton beat Man United
A slap in the face for Michael Keane became a kick in the teeth for Ruben Amorim. The stinging blow was not the one that brought perhaps the season’s strangest sending off as Manchester United’s unbeaten run came to an abrupt, abject end. If ignominy seemed to belong to Everton when Idrissa Gueye was shown the red card, theirs was a defiant glory. United, gifted a man advantage for 77 minutes, seized mediocrity from what promised to be a victory.
On a night of unexpected incidents, a footballer was sent off for violent conduct against a team-mate and David Moyes won at Old Trafford. Some may wonder which was the odder.
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