Roy Keane believes the correct decision was made to not send off Tottenham's James Maddison, even if he did punch Nottingham Forest captain Ryan Yates.

Spurs' win over Forest was briefly halted in the first half when Yates went down following a collision with Maddison.

VAR reviewed the incident which saw Maddison punch Yates in the stomach, but matters were brought to an end by referee Simon Hooper giving both players a talking to.

Much to the outrage of Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo, Maddison wasn't disciplined any further with the Portuguese insisting the England international should've seen red.

Nuno told talkSPORT: "I think there are two moments in the first half that can change the game without making that as an excuse.

"There's a red card, I saw the images. And the missed chance of Chris [Wood] that can change the mood and belief for the second half."

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He added: "I saw it, that's why I'm surprised VAR didn't see it the same way and didn't speak with Simon to tell him, 'this is what we saw'.

"I think in that moment Maddison loses his composure, reacts and punches him in the stomach without the ball."

But Roy Keane, who used to play for Forest, took a dim view towards Yates' actions with the 26-year-old seen gesturing for VAR to look at the incident.

The Premier League icon also believes Yates went down a little too easily for his liking.

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