Walker warned ref he was going to "knock out" Maupay for talking about his children

A little less than a week ago, Kyle Walker gave a dense interview to 'The Sun' to open up about his relationship. He is separating from his wife, with whom he has three children and is expecting a fourth, because he has had a second with a mistress. In his dialogue with the British tabloid, he pointed to himself as the one to blame for everything and acknowledged that what has happened is because of his bad decisions.

It is curious how he has remained at the top of football all these years despite the fact that his private life was an earthquake. He himself, in conversation, said that it was something like his escape route. The problem comes when someone messes with something they shouldn't. Neal Maupay did it in this weekend's Premier League matchday 23 between Brentford and Manchester City.

At one point during the match, which ended 1-3 in favour of Pep Guardiola's side, the full-back could be seen confronting the striker, who scored the goal for the Bees. Professional lip reader Jeremy Freeman has analysed, in the 'Daily Mail', what were the explanations of Pep Guardiola's player to the referees when they asked him to relax because they noticed he was particularly tense with his rival.

First, he turned to the fourth referee, Stuart Attwell, and warned him: "I'm going to knock him out. The referee snapped at him and Walker then said, "Hold it right there," pointing to the tunnel before walking over to head referee Jarred Gillett and saying, "Ref, he's talked about my kids. He's talked about my kids not once but twice. Maupay then came on the scene to excuse himself: "No, it's all right. That's a lie, it's not fair. I promise." 

 

February 6, 2024