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Man City star Kyle Walker sent new referee warning after Rasmus Hojlund incident

Kyle Walker's embarrassing fall to the ground after a head-to-head row with Rasmus Hojlund 'is not a good advert for football'.

Manchester United stunned the Etihad support when they scored 88th and 90th minute goal's to beat a poor Manchester City side. A Bruno Fernandes penalty followed by a stunning Amad goal cancelled out Josko Gvardiol's early header.

Although it was a dull Manchester Derby to say the least, there was one moment of chaos as 34-year-old Walker shamefully fell to the floor after a feud with Hojlund that saw the players go head-to-head. The replays showed no contact was made.

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Walker's play-acting failed as referee Martin Atkinson ended up booking the pair of them. Ex-Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher thinks the actions of the City defender shouldn't be seen in football anymore.

He told Ref Watch on Sky Sports: "I’m not sure [what Walker was booked for, aggressive behaviour or diving], but what I will say is that is not a good advert for football.

"He shouldn’t be doing that. I think the referee dealt with this well - he didn’t get sucked into something thinking it’s bigger than it was. It wasn’t - it was a push, a player reacting to the push, but we don’t need that.”

Man United icon Roy Keane, a player known for his aggressive challenges and tough persona, had some words of his own for Walker.

He said at half time: "You don’t mind a bit of this, this is going to happen in a game, a bit of argy bargy, of course. He’s obviously been blocked, but Walker... of course it’s a foul and a free-kick and Hojlund’s not happy and that’s fine.

“But he then goes over, how can

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