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Everything we know about Neal Maupay and Kyle Walker's furious bust-up
Neal Maupay and Kyle Walker were involved in a bitter row as Brentford lost at home against Man City.
Neal Maupay and Kyle Walker were involved in a bitter row during Brentford’s Premier League clash with Manchester City on Monday. The pair had to be separated during their second-half spat, with City boss Pep Guardiola calming Walker down.
Maupay, who was also involved in an argument with Tottenham’s James Maddison last week, was seen exchanging words with Walker as the right-back went to take a throw-in in front of the dugouts at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Walker was clearly enraged at what had been said. He was seen arguing back with the Brentford striker, who had given his side the lead before a stunning Phil Foden hat-trick completed a comeback for the visitors.
Several players attempted to get involved to simmer tensions between the pair. Fourth official Stuart Attwell initially attempted to intervene and had words with Walker, before Guardiola took matters into his own hands.
The City boss took Walker aside in an attempt to calm him down. Meanwhile, referee Jarred Gillett was seen speaking with Maupay in the middle of the pitch.
Walker, who announced his split from wife Annie Kilner last week, proceeded to take the throw-in but the war of words continued as he emerged back into the pitch. Maupay, known for his enjoyment of winding up the opposition, argued back.
Intriguingly, neither manager wanted to open up on the spat. Guardiola said he would rather not speak about it, while Brentford’s Thomas Frank said he had not spoken with Maupay. The Dane told Sky Sports: “No, I saw they were talking to each other. It's not my first focus after a game that we lost.”
Maupay wound up Spurs playmaker Maddison by mimicking his dart-throwing celebration. However, the Frenchman was left red-faced when the midfielder and team-mate Brennan Johnson mocked his attempt at miming throwing a dart.
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Once again, Maupay had given his side the lead only to let it slip. Destiny Udogie and Johnson gave Spurs the lead, with the winger and Maddison pulling mocking faces before pretending to throw a dart badly.
Spurs went on to win 3-2 and Maddison brutally said of Maupay afterwards: "I just said to him he probably hasn't scored enough goals of his own over the last few years to have his own celebration so you probably have to copy mine. A short story - it ended well for us."
Maupay wrote on Instagram alongside a picture of his celebration: “Went a bit early with that one. Gutted we couldn’t get the win. More goals and less relegations in my career than James Maddison.”