Mikel Arteta and Arne Slot both defended Gabriel Martinelli’s actions after the Brazil forward escaped a red card for trying to push an injured Conor Bradley off the pitch as Arsenal were held to a draw by the reigning champions, Liverpool.
The Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville labelled Martinelli an “idiot” after he decided to intervene when Bradley went down with a knee injury during stoppage time in the second half of a bad-tempered game in north London.