"If the referee deems it a sending-off, I do not know what we can do. The player (McAteer) went down quickly, which is disappointing.
"We will see (what the) offence is, but my gut feeling is it was very soft. The ref did not act (on a previous incident in the match) when he (Keane) was kicked in the back as seen on TV.
"I think if people see it then they will judge it - it was an innocuous incident.
“I didn't see it. You know me, if I'd seen it, I would comment on it. When it gets high tempo and people start losing their heads, as a manager you want your players to keep their discipline. Luckily, they did.
"You have clashes in football matches - I think I had one or two in my career and I think Roy Keane and Jason McAteer have. It usually blows over. I honestly didn't see the incident where Roy was sent off, so it's difficult for me to comment."