Kyle Walker threatened to 'knock out' Neal Maupay after claiming the Brentford striker was taunting him about his children, an expert lip-reader has revealed.
Expert witness and forensic lip-reader Jeremy Freeman has exclusively told Mail Sport what was said between Walker, Maupay and referee Jarred Gillett on Monday.
Walker and Maupay were embroiled in a heated spat following Manchester City's 3-1 victory over Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Walker - who was taunted by the home fans following the news he had fathered a second child with Lauryn Goodman - was raging after the game.
The England international was seen venting his frustrations to Gillet and the fourth official Stuart Attwell, claiming Maupay had made comments about his children.
Freeman has revealed exactly what saw said between Walker, Maupay, Gillett and Attwell following the game on Monday evening.
The expert witness and forensic lip-reader said Walker approached the 4th official and shouted: 'I'm gonna knock him [Maupay] out'.
To which the Attwell replied: 'Shush'.
Walker went on to say: 'Wait there' – pointing to the tunnel - before walking back over to Gillet.
The England international then said: 'Ref he spoke about my kids, he spoke about my kids, not once, but twice.'
Maupay interjected by saying: 'I didn't, it's OK'.
Gillet tried to defuse the situation by saying: 'Let's deal with it at the end' before turning to Maupay and adding: 'Now, now, just calm down, listen to me……think about it, think about it.'
Maupay responded to Attwell by saying: 'That's a lie, that's not fair, I promise you now.'
The Manchester City captain split with his wife Annie Kilner, 30, last month after he was named as the father of Goodman's five-month old daughter.
Walker had already fathered a son, three year-old Kairo, with Lauryn following an earlier separation from Kilner in 2020.
In a rare interview about his personal life, Kyle was close to tears as he reflected on moving away from their family home in Cheshire and spending enforced time away from his three children with Annie, who is currently pregnant with their fourth.
Kyle admitted he wanted to 'curl up in a ball' after his relationship with Lauryn came to light in January.
In 2020, Lauryn confirmed the father of her oldest child, son Kairo, was Kyle and the footballer broke the news to his devastated wife hours before it went public.
He moved out of the family home to rental accommodation in nearby Hale, Cheshire before Annie agreed to take him back, with Kyle agreeing to sever all contact with Lauryn beyond his ongoing financial commitments.
In August 2022, though Lauryn revealed she was planning to relocate closer to Walker with son Kairo. Kyle explained how he met her at a solicitors' office to try to stop the move, which was when met his son for the first time and the couple resumed contact.
In early October 2022, the footballer travelled to London for groin surgery and met Kyle. He confirmed the pair ended up sleeping together.
Weeks later Lauryn broke the news she was pregnant again. Lauryn messaged Annie on December 27, 2023 revealing the truth about their relationship and the parentage of her second child.
