Richard Keys launches explosive Man City rant after controversy vs Nottingham Forest: ‘Refs are scared’

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(Credit: BeIN Sports, Imago) Sun 28 December 2025 12:43, UK Richard Keys has been left fuming with an incident that occurred during Manchester City’s 2-1 win away at Nottingham Forest on Saturday. The Citizens ensured that they kept in touch with Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table with their latest victory, but their trip to the City Ground certainly wasn’t without its controversies.Credit: ImagoRichard Keys fumes at Ruben Dias momentCherki’s winning goal for City came in controversial circumstances, as Forest appealed for a foul on Morgan Gibbs-White as the corner was delivered into the box for the winning goal.The England international tangled with City star Nico O’Reilly, but referee Rob Jones deemed the contact as insufficient to award a free-kick to the defending team.

Dyche bemoaned the decision after the game, and that has prompted Keys to take to X to share his frustration towards the decisions that went in City’s favour.The BeIN Sports presenter argued that Dias “knew exactly what he was doing” and should have been sent off, while also suggesting that referees are “scared” to give major decisions against Manchester City.I agree with Sean Dyche @NFFC Guardiola’s teams have always been masters of the dark arts. He knew exactly what he was doing.

Everton are waiting to take a points deduction— Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) December 28, 2025 View Tweet He also agreed with Dyche’s suggestion that Guardiola’s men are “masters of the dark arts.”Sean Dyche to be charged by the FA after post-match commentsEx-PGMOL chief Keith Hackett exclusively told Football Insider that Dyche will likely face charges from the FA after the comments he made regarding Jones’ refereeing performance on Saturday.The Forest boss branded the official’s performance as “unacceptable” and suggested that he “couldn’t believe” some of the decisions that were given during the 90 minutes.Hackett suggested that Dyche’s statements were “avoidable” and also pointed out that he is now likely to receive a letter from the FA regarding his conduct towards the official. Ultimately, nothing will be able to change those decisions in the aftermath of the game, and Forest can at least take solace from the fact that West Ham’s defeat meant that they avoided slipping closer to the bottom three.