Everton midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye has issued an apology on Instagram following his red card for striking team-mate Michael Keane during Monday's win at Old Trafford. The pair clashed just 10 minutes into the Toffees' visit to Manchester United after Bruno Fernandes managed to get an effort away at Jordan Pickford's goal.

TV footage captured Gueye raising his hand and making contact with Keane's face in the extraordinary incident, which resulted in the midfielder receiving his marching orders. Despite being reduced to 10 men, Everton managed to forge ahead. Following the final whistle, Gueye acknowledged his actions and paid tribute to his colleagues: "I want to apologise first to my team-mate Michael Keane.

"I take full responsibility for my reaction. I also apologise to my team-mates, the staff, the fans and the club."

"What happened does not reflect who I am or the values I stand for. Emotions run high but nothing justifies such behaviour. I'll make sure it never happens again."

Discussing the incident, Gueye's coach David Moyes conceded he appreciated seeing his squad showing passion.

"If nothing happened, I don't think anyone in the stadium would have been surprised," he told Sky Sports.

"I thought the referee could have taken a bit longer to think about it. I got told that the rules of the game that if you slap your own player, you could be in trouble.

"But there's another side to it: I like my players fighting each other, if someone didn't do the right action. If you want that toughness and resilience to get a result, you want someone to act on it.

"I'm disappointed we get the sending off. But we've all been footballers, we get angry with our team-mates.

"He's apologised for the sending off, he's praised the players and thanked them for it and apologised for what happened."