Manchester United legend Roy Keane did not intentionally elbow a football fan accused of headbutting him, a court heard.
Alejandro Garnacho had just had a goal for Manchester United disallowed following a VAR review, with the score at 1-1. Keane, who was left bruised, told the court he saw the attacker being restrained by Richards, who was trying to make sure he did not run off.DC Phillip Dickinson, from the Met's Public Order Unit, insisted Keane did not assault Law with an elbow to the face during the incident.'There may have been contact but it does not look like a deliberate elbow to the face in my opinion.'
Mr Sherrard snapped: 'I suggest you are lying, your opinion is plainly biased in support of this case and it has been throughout.'DC Dickinson, who has been a police officer for 21 years and involved in football matches for six years, denied the accusation he has not adequately investigated this incident.
But Law has claimed he was in fact rushing to the toilet, and was using his head in self-defence after Keane came at him and repeatedly called him a 'fatty'. Richards was also alleged to have said later: 'Someone needs to arrest him, he's just assaulted Roy Keane, don't let him go.'Earlier yesterday, Keane, 52, told the court that the incident happened when he and fellow Sky pundit Richards were walking down for the final match analysis.