Jack Grealish has rubbished Felipe Melo's claims on what sparked a full time melee after Manchester City thumped Fluminense to win the Club World Cup.
Melo and Walker were involved in a heated altercation after City won the game 4-0 against Fluminense, with Grealish seen dragging his captain away.
Footage from the game appeared to show Melo, 40, running to approach Walker, who was walking ahead of a number of his City team-mates following the full time whistle.
A number of players quickly ran towards the confrontation to drag the pair apart, and it seems Melo was actually gunning for Grealish, with Walker getting in his way.
Melo's post-match claims went on to back up that idea, with the Brazillian suggesting it was Grealish who was to blame for what happened, rather than Walker.
'I've already seen on social media idiots saying that I started a mess,' Melo said after full time.
'Just as the idiots said that I started the mess with the goal that Gremio scored.
'In the game against Gremio, I calmly went to ask the athlete celebrating with their fans. And they ended up creating a mess. And I didn't want a mess. Today Grealish was disrespectful towards the Fluminense institution and I will never let that happen.
'He was shouting ole at the end of the game. This is for the fans, the fans can shout ole. The athlete on the field cannot be disrespectful towards the institution.
'So, for the idiots who call themselves journalists and have already said that I started trouble, I didn't start any confusion, on the contrary, I went to defend Martinelli, who was being cornered by this athlete. And I would do it again. I am a warrior.'
But Grealish was quick to defend himself, taking to social media to completely rubbish Melo's verdict.
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