Idrissa Gueye Red Card: Did the Referee Make a Mistake? Full Incident

Do you remember the last time you saw a player given a straight red card for a confrontation with his own teammate? If the answer is “no”, then the Idrissa Gueye red card you witnessed today is officially one of the rarest moments in Premier League history.

Old Trafford, 24 November 2025. Man United Vs Everton. Sixteen minutes on the clock and the football world is still trying to process what just happened.
Everton are already reeling – captain Seamus Coleman has limped off injured in his first start of the season – when disaster number two strikes. Under pressure near his own box, Idrissa Gueye rolls a short, lazy pass back to centre-half Michael Keane. It’s under-hit. Bruno Fernandes smells blood. Keane panics, lunges, and almost turns the ball into his own net. Gueye explodes.

He charges at Keane, screaming. Keane screams back. Words turn into shoves. Foreheads clash. Then, in front of referee Michael Oliver and 73,000 stunned spectators, Gueye Slapped Everton Teammate with an open hand and catches Keane flush across the cheek with what Sky Sports would later politely call “a light slap”. Michael Oliver doesn’t hesitate. Straight red. Violent conduct. No debate.