Micah Richards rejected the notion that he is Roy Keane’s ‘puppy’ as the former Manchester City star took to the witness stand in the trial of Scott Law on Friday. Law, a 44-year-old Arsenal fan, is alleged to have headbutted Keane after Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium last September.
Keane is alleged to have been headbutted by Law, with Richards telling Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court that he reacted by ‘doing what any friend would’. The two former Premier League footballers had been working together as part of Sky Sports’ punditry team for the match in north London.
CCTV footage played in court showed Richards pushing Law away from Keane in the hospitality area after the alleged incident is said to have happened.
Law’s defence barrister, Charles Sherrard KC, accused Richards of being Keane’s ‘stooge’ and ‘puppy’ during cross-examination. The 35-year-old refuted that by saying Sherrard was trying to ‘mince his words’, adding: “I know what I saw. You can dress it up however you want to.”
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