Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. His absence was commented on by pundit Stan Collymore following the club's run of three draws in four matches. In February 2009, Richards was arrested for alleged assault of a man outside of a nightclub in Hale, Greater Manchester, at around 12. Richards made his first-team debut on 22 October 2005 against Arsenal, coming on as a substitute for Danny Mills in the 85th minute of a 1–0 defeat at Highbury.

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Following this, Richards served a three match suspension after being involved in an incident at the tunnel during the match.I can hardly walk now because of my knee but I wouldn’t change it,” Richards says of the injury that ruined his life as a footballer.

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Aston Villa v Arsenal press conference: Micah Richards struggling still; Jack Grealish is talented says Garde; Southampton game was pleasing". A provider of goals, the former Hull player has laid on 36 assists in the top-flight with the Reds, winning the Premier League title and the Champions League. Keane and Richards regularly work on Sky's Super Sunday programme and will likely be back on TV screens together after the international break on September 17 when Bournemouth face Chelsea and Arsenal travel to Everton.

A dramatic finish then saw goals by Declan Rice and Gabriel Jesus in stoppage time gave Arsenal the three points. Richards then captained the team for the first time on 16 September 2007 against Aston Villa in the absence of teammate Richard Dunne, making him City's youngest ever first-team captain, beating the 21-year-old Steve Redmond. At the start of the 2013–14 season, Richards said he is going to fight his way back to the starting line-up, under the new management of Manuel Pellegrini. His first appearance of the 2016–17 season came on 10 August 2016 against Luton Town, captaining the side for the whole game, in a 3–1 loss in the first round of the League Cup.

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However, Richards suffered a knee injury during a 1–0 win over Swansea City and was sidelined for four months. Despite this, Manchester City won the Premier League in 2011–12, and Richards was nominated for the club's Player of the Year award. I know it was a big decision to change the captaincy with Maguire, but Fernandes is not captain material. Keane and Richards played for fierce rivals on the pitch, but have former an unlikely bond since the ex-City defender joined the Sky Sports punditry team.A member of the public allegedly assaulted the former United midfielder on Sunday, leading to a Police investigation. Getting insights into Man City before the money and detail into the life, thinking and career of Micah. Reality TV duo Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt (pictured above) have had their 15 minutes of fame: their 16th is this podcast. He did not make a single appearance in 2017–18, with Bruce attributing that to consistent lack of fitness.

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However, by the end of February, Richards suffered a knee injury that saw him sidelined for six weeks. Richards then scored his first goal of the season, in a 1–1 draw against Everton on 30 September 2006. However, during a 3–0 win over West Ham United on 24 August 2008, he collided with team-mate Tal Ben Haim after a clash of heads, resulting in him being substituted and taken to hospital with a concussion. Then there was the other side after his time at Man City when injuries took their hold and he ended up retiring at the age of 30.A man wearing a suit is then seen trying to separate the pair before Keane moves across and also appears to grab the male's shirt.