An Arsenal fan has been found guilty of assaulting Roy Keane following the club's victory over Manchester United last September..
Scott Law pleaded not guilty to common assault charge after incident where he and Keane faced each other on September 3 of last year.
But the 43-year-old fan, an Arsenal season ticket holder, was found guilty at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court on Thursday morning.
The fight began when Keane and fellow Sky Sports pundit Mica Richards They were heading to complete their television duties after Arsenal had hit United 3-1 at the Emirates.
Kevin Christie, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “This gratuitous and senseless act of violence was completely unacceptable.
“When someone goes to a football game, whether it's to work or to support a team, they should be able to feel safe in that environment.”
Footage on social media went viral last week showing a glimpse of the melee that broke out at the Emirates Stadium.
In a confrontation between Keane and Law, Richards jumped in the middle to separate them.
Keane said he was “in shock” after the collision, while Law insisted the United legend told him to “meet him outside” after “the banter became more aggressive.”
Law's defense team countered that Keane had elbowed him in the face, using CCTV footage shown in court.
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Former city of manchester Star Richards said he was “in disbelief” about the incident and denied allegations from Law's defense lawyer that he only claimed there was a headbutt because he was “Roy's puppet”.
Richards said: “I felt sorry for Roy. Just the fact that you came to work, to do your job, and you got attacked.”
“I could see that he was physically shaken. You do what any friend, or any colleague, would do, intervene and try to help the situation.
“It was a surreal moment. We weren't going to a UFC match. “We were at work.”
Law, who cried during questioning, denied a common assault and insisted Keane was “angry” throughout the match between Arsenal and United, in which the Gunners scored two late goals.
Law, who was sitting below the Sky Sports studio at the Emirates, claimed Keane “picked him out and started telling me to see him outside” before meeting the former Republic of Ireland international inside the stadium while going to the toilet, who “crashed.” in it'.
“I ducked my head defensively to protect my face,” he said.
