After the sport, Gueye – who’s in his second spell with the Toffees – apologised on social media.
“I wish to apologise first to my team-mate Michael Keane,” he wrote. “I take full accountability for my response.
“I additionally apologise to my team-mates, the workers, the followers and the membership.
“What occurred doesn’t mirror who I’m or the values I stand for. Feelings can run excessive, however nothing justifies such behaviour.
“I am going to be certain it by no means occurs once more.”
Moyes mentioned Gueye’s team-mates applauded when the participant stood in entrance of the group and apologised.
“Sufficiently big to face up and say he made a mistake. I’ve accepted it, all of us transfer on,” added the Scot.
The Premier League Match Centre posted on X after Gueye was despatched off: “The referee’s name of pink card to Gueye for violent conduct was checked and confirmed by VAR – with the motion deemed to be a transparent strike to the face of Keane.”
The regulation for violent conduct defines a sending off offence as placing an opponent or some other particular person, on the top or face with their hand or arm, until the pressure used was negligible.
Nonetheless, United boss Ruben Amorim disagreed with Gueye’s pink card.
“We are able to struggle with team-mates,” mentioned the Portuguese. “I do know it is violent conduct as a result of the referee defined however I do not agree.”
In line with Opta, it’s only the third time on file (since 2000-01) a participant has been despatched off within the Premier League for clashing with their very own team-mate, after Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer – for Newcastle towards Aston Villa in 2005 – and Ricardo Fuller with Andy Griffin for Stoke in 2008 towards West Ham.
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