Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba was enraged with teammate and captain Harry Maguire after the England player unintentionally kicked him in the head, drawing blood.
United overcame relegation-threatened Norwich 3-2 at Old Trafford to keep their hopes of finishing in the top four and qualifying for the Champions League alive.
The players were agitated as a result of the tension, with Pogba appearing enraged with Maguire after he accidently knocked him in the head while diving for the ball at a corner.
After Alex Telles had swung the ball in, the event occurred at the hour mark. Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored a hat-trick on the day, leapt to meet the ball, but Norwich goalkeeper Tim Krul safely collected it.
Maguire, who was diving for the ball with Ronaldo, tripped over an equally flying Norwich defender.
As he dropped to the ground, his right leg raised and grabbed Pogba on the back of his head as he landed.
Before a United medic could check the player, the midfielder instantly grasped his head in anguish. Pogba was visibly upset while being evaluated, with the Frenchman glaring furiously into the distance.
Prior to the medic’s arrival, Ronaldo worked as a mediator, attempting to calm down Pogba, who was clearly upset with Maguire. While the French international was motioning over to Maguire, who had returned to the United side, the Portuguese was seen placing his arm around Pogba.
The event drew a lot of attention on social media, with Maguire, who has had a tough season, appearing to be the target of a lot of the jokes.
‘Harry Maguire has managed to kick Paul Pogba in the head and draw blood,’ one source stated. ‘One week he was yelling at his own players for handball, the next he was kicking others in the head.’
Others, meanwhile, chose to make the situation into a wrestling match, with one claiming that ‘Maguire hit Pogba with a scorpion kick.’
Another said, ‘Maguire deserved the Puskas award for the scorpion kick to Pogba.’