After the match, Gueye, who is in his second spell with the Toffees, apologized on social media.
“I would like to apologize first to my teammate Michael Keane,” he wrote. “I take full responsibility for my reaction.
“I also apologize to my teammates, staff, fans and the club.
“What happened does not reflect who I am or the values I defend. Emotions may be running high, but nothing justifies such behavior.
“I will make sure this never happens again.”
Moyes said Gueye’s teammates applauded when the player stood in front of the group and apologized.
“Big enough to stand up and say he made a mistake. I’ve accepted it, we’ve all moved on,” added the Scot.
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The violent conduct law defines an ejecting offense as striking an opponent, or any other person, in the head or face with the hand or arm, unless the force used is negligible.
However, United manager Rubén Amorim did not agree with Gueye’s red card.
“We can fight with our teammates,” said the Portuguese. “I know it’s violent behavior because the referee explained it but I don’t agree.”
According to Opta, it is only the third time on record (since 2000-01) that a player has been sent off in the Premier League for colliding with his own team-mate, after Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer – for Newcastle against Aston Villa in 2005 – and Ricardo Fuller with Andy Griffin for Stoke in 2008 against West Ham.
