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Robbie Copeland

Roy Keane and Gary Neville silenced over Argentina World Cup penalty rammy as ref puts Man United icons right

Gary Neville and Roy Keane were shut down by former ref Peter Walton as they raged over Argentina's penalty award against Croatia.

The pair of Manchester United icons were left seething when Daniele Orsato pointed to the spot for an alleged foul on Julian Alvarez in the World Cup semi-final. There was obvious contact and Croatia keeper Dominik Livakovic failed to win the ball but Neville and Keane both believed it was harsh as the keeper could not possibly have got out of the way.

But ITV called on former top whistler Walton who shut the duo down, claiming there would have been no complaints if it was an outfield player. When asked what else the keeper was supposed to do, he said: "Well, win the ball for one thing. If he's challenging for the ball and misses it completely, therefore he's impeded his progress. Therefore it has to be a foul.

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