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“We have appealed [against the red card] and our appeal was turned down,” Everton manager Moyes said.

“We haven’t been given any reason why it was turned down, but we did appeal it – immediately.”

On Thursday, Everton shared a photo of Gueye and Keane wearing boxing gloves and hugging on their social media channels.

“It was over immediately,” Moyes told a media conference on Friday.

“It was done, that was it. We moved on quite quickly and it was all sorted within the dressing room.

“We want passion. We don’t always want it in the style it showed up on Monday night but we certainly want that passion and commitment from all the players.”

Gueye has started every Premier League game for Everton this season and is due to join up with Senegal for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in December.

Moyes is also without German midfielder Merlin Rohl, who recently had hernia surgery, while a minor hamstring issue sidelines captain Seamus Coleman, who was substituted in the first half at Old Trafford amid a season beset by injury concerns.

When asked if his team were light in midfield, Moyes said: “Yes, we are.

“Merlin [Rohl] having an operation has made us light, so we are quite short but we have other people who can play in there – Charly Alcaraz, Dwight McNeil if we need to as well.

“I think those players can do the job in there, if required.

“Merlin probably isn’t going to be back until the start of January and Idrissa’s suspension [and forthcoming Afcon participation] leaves us pretty short in that area.”

Everton’s Premier League campaign continues at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday, when they host Newcastle (17:30 GMT).

In February 2024, Sheffield United team-mates Jack Robinson and Vinicius Souza had to be separated as tempers flared during their 1-0 defeat at Wolves.

The bizarre spat between the Blades duo led to the video assistant referee checking for a possible red card, but no action was taken.

Manager Chris Wilder said his players did not “overstep the mark” and dismissed the incident as something that happens “at every club up and down the country, three or four times a year”.

Everton’s Idrissa Gueye was sent off for clashing with team-mate Michael Keane during the Premier League match at Manchester United.

United’s Bruno Fernandes had just gone close to scoring when Gueye and Keane began arguing with one another in the 13th minute at Old Trafford, with the game goalless.

Defender Keane appeared to twice push Gueye away before the midfielder appeared to put his hand in Keane’s face.

Everton’s England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford had to pull the pair apart before referee Tony Harrington showed Gueye a straight red card for violent conduct.

The Premier League Match Centre later posted on X:, external “The referee’s call of red card to Gueye for violent conduct was checked and confirmed by VAR – with the action deemed to be a clear strike to the face of Keane.”

The law for violent conduct defines a sending off offence as striking an opponent or any other person, on the head or face with their hand or arm, unless the force used was negligible.

Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Monday Night Club, former Manchester City and England goalkeeper Joe Hart said “something must have been brewing” between the two players before the red card.

“The referee wasn’t even close enough to hear what Idrissa Gueye was saying but he was in Michael Keane’s face, who is considerably bigger than him and shoved him off with one arm,” added Hart.

“When he came over to continue the argument, the referee just casually walked over and sent him off. Jordan Pickford did very well in the situation.

“If that’s all that happened though, it isn’t a red card. Something must’ve been brewing between them two.”

Despite being reduced to 10 men, Everton took the lead through Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s 29th-minute goal.

More to follow.