Micah Richards has hit back at a claim that he disrespected Roy Keane following Manchester City's 4-1 victory over Manchester United.
The Red Devils were hammered by their rivals at the Etihad on Sunday afternoon, with both Richards and Keane on punditry duty for Sky Sports.
Keane didn't mince his words as he questioned the desire of Ralf Rangnick's players after the game.
He said: "The worst thing you could say is they gave up. Unforgivable really. We saw United's shortcomings today, but there are ways to lose football matches.
"There are five or six players on that team that should never play for Man United again.
"Players not putting in performances, not running back. They threw the towel in, which is shameful."
He went on to add: "These guys think it's all about how am I looking, am I looking the part? Are my boots nice? How's my hair looking? Just play the game."
After that rant, ex-City full-back Richards burst into laughter but Keane didn't look amused.
Journalist Miguel Delaney claimed Richards "was a touch disrespectful" to Keane, but the former England international was having none of it.
He tweeted: "Deary deary me! When souness says to me. “forget everything you’ve just said”or Neville says to me “stop ranting You’re not making sense” I don’t see you saying it’s disrespectful to me so stop this nonsense. It’s really not that deep. We all have respect for each other!!!"
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