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PREMIER LEAGUE UPDATE: GABRIEL MARTINELLI FACES BACKLASH FOR PUSHING INJURED CONOR BRADLEY
Arsenal’s draw with Liverpool turned ugly as Gabriel Martinelli shoved an injured Conor Bradley. See why Gary Neville is fuming.
Gary Neville didn’t hold back on Gabriel Martinelli after Arsenal’s tense draw with Liverpool, especially after Martinelli clashed with Conor Bradley in stoppage time.
As the match wound down, Arsenal’s frustration was all over the pitch. Then, in the added time, Martinelli lost his cool. Bradley had just cleared the ball and then went down, clutching his left leg. He looked like he was really hurt, but Martinelli, clearly fed up, first threw the ball at him, then tried to shove him off the pitch to keep the game going. Bradley didn’t budge, and Martinelli’s push just seemed to make things worse. The Liverpool players weren’t having it—Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister stormed over, tempers flared, and the referee ended up booking Martinelli and Ibrahima Konate, who pushed Martinelli back. Declan Rice had to step in and separate the people.
The whole thing left a bad taste after what was an intense match. Gary Neville was furious on Sky Sports. He called Martinelli an “idiot” and tore into him for shoving an injured player. “You can’t push him off the pitch. You idiot. That is so poor,” Neville fumed. “Honestly, I’m shocked none of the Liverpool players just went for him. He owes an apology.”
Szoboszlai, speaking after the game, said, “I saw Conor twist his knee. He wasn’t trying to waste time; he was just in pain. Pushing him off the pitch—no. The player’s health matters more.”
Roy Keane also weighed in, thinking back to his own playing days. “I didn’t like it. It’s happened to me before, when I was badly injured, and a player stood over me. Not good. Martinelli threw the ball at him, stood over him, and even caught him with a knee. I’m surprised Liverpool’s players didn’t react more. That behaviour is a disgrace. Hopefully, Martinelli looks back and apologises.”
Martinelli’s yellow card sparked a scuffle, and both benches were fired up. Neville even said he thought a Liverpool player should have given Martinelli a “whack,” while Keane just called it “absolutely disgraceful.”
After the match, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tried to defend his player, saying, “He probably didn’t know. Knowing Gabi, there’s no intention to hurt anyone.” He added he’d speak to Martinelli about it.
Liverpool boss Arne Slot tried to see both sides: “I don’t know Martinelli, but he seems like a nice guy. The problem is, with so much time wasted these days, players get frustrated. I’m sure that if he had known how severe the injury was, he wouldn’t have done it. But it doesn’t look good.”
Arsenal never really got going in the game. They barely threatened Liverpool’s goal in the second half and missed their chance to stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League to eight points. Martinelli, who came on for Leandro Trossard in the second half, only managed one shot in 26 minutes. Arteta tried five different subs searching for a winner, including Myles Lewis-Skelly, Gabriel Jesus, Eberechi Eze, and Noni Madueke. On the Liverpool side, Joe Gomez came on for Bradley late on.
Daniel Sturridge, watching on, called Martinelli’s behaviour “disappointing.” He said, “Passion is one thing, but you have to be respectful. When someone is down injured, you’ve got to recognise that. We’ve all been there—it’s more than disrespectful.”
Keane summed it up: “Know your players. He’s obviously injured. Martinelli’s not usually like that. Not good at all.”
BREAKING REPORT: CAPTAIN MICKY VAN DE VEN SLAMS "EXPOSED" TACTICS AFTER TUDOR’S DEBUT LOSS
North London is Red! Discover why Micky van de Ven believes Spurs' high-risk tactics failed against a clinical Arsenal side.
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Tottenham captain Micky van de Ven didn’t hold back after Spurs got hammered 4-1 at home by Arsenal. He admitted they took a big risk, and it blew up in their faces.
It was Igor Tudor’s first match in charge, but Spurs looked second best all afternoon. Arsenal showed why they’re top of the league, pulling five points clear by the end.
Eberechi Eze put Arsenal ahead just after the half-hour, but Spurs hit back almost instantly. Randal Kolo Muani pounced on a mistake from Declan Rice and levelled it up just 24 seconds later.
At halftime, it was still anyone’s game. Then Arsenal just took over. Viktor Gyokeres bagged a quick brace, with Eze adding another in between. Spurs couldn’t keep up.
After the match, Van de Ven didn’t sugarcoat it. He said Arsenal deserved the win. Spurs tried going man-to-man with their marking, hoping to press high, but it backfired. Kolo Muani lost track of Eze for the first goal, and Joao Palhinha got beaten to the ball by Gyokeres right after halftime.
“Arsenal was the better team,” Van de Ven said. “At 1-1, we were still in it, but once they scored right after halftime, it got really tough. We could have pressed better. We went high, but Arsenal just played through us. That’s something we have to fix. When you go man for man, if even one guy is late, you’re exposed. You win the ball high; you get chances, but if you miss, you’re wide open. That’s the risk.”
Spurs still haven’t won a league game in 2026 and now sit in 16th, only four points clear of the relegation zone.
Even so, Tudor says he believes they’ll stay up. He knows the job’s huge, but he’s not backing down.
“Yeah, I’m confident we’ll stay up,” Tudor said. “Tough game, bad result. They beat us, and we have to learn from it. We get back to work on Tuesday harder than before. We have to improve everything, every part of our football. There’s a lot to do.”
GLASNER RESPONDS: MANAGER DENIES DISRESPECTING FANS AFTER "GLASNER FINISHED" BANNERS APPEAR AT SELHURST
Oliver Glasner speaks out! Discover why Palace fans held "Finished" banners and how the manager responded after the Wolves win.
Oliver Glasner insists he didn’t disrespect Crystal Palace fans, even after they held up a banner that read "Fans disrespected – Glasner finished” during the 1-0 win over Wolves at Selhurst Park.
The supporters also unfurled another banner, “Opportunities missed, board inept", making it clear they were upset after Glasner told fans to “be humble” when some turned on him during Thursday’s Conference League match against Zrinjski Mostar.
“There were a few boos, and there was a banner. That’s fine. I’ll always speak my mind and say what I believe. I don’t think I ever disrespected anyone,” Glasner said. “People who know me know I’ve got huge respect for everyone; it doesn't matter who they are, what their job is, their background, or anything.”
He gets why the fans are disappointed. He’s frustrated, too. Maybe even more than anyone else, he says, because he’s so ambitious and never satisfied. Glasner admits he might have pushed the players too hard, and he’s willing to take criticism for it.
“That’s fine. What matters is the fans supported the team; they helped us win,” he said. “If they feel disrespected, I’m sorry. I never meant it that way. Maybe I used the wrong words. But I won’t stop saying what I think is right. I tell my own kids all the time: stay humble, and remember where you come from. If anyone felt disrespected, I’m truly sorry. That’s never my intention.”
Glasner also said he’s had clear-the-air talks with the club’s board and that both the hierarchy and the players still back him to lead until the end of the season.
“If the club thinks someone else would get better results, I wouldn’t stand in the way. "That's what I wanted to say,” he explained. “If the players think a different manager would help them do better, I won’t stand in the way. In the end, it’s up to the players. But when I spoke to them, they said they’ve had the best two years of their careers, and they still believe in what we’re doing.
“The club feels the same. If they’d said, ‘We’re not convinced,’ then maybe it’d be time for a change. But that’s not the case. The club believes, the players believe. And of course, I always believe in this team.”
Crystal Palace finally picked up a Premier League home win, a first since November, and there’s some much-needed positivity. But let’s be honest, the banners at Selhurst Park showed that Glasner still has a long way to go to fix things with the fans.
That “fans disrespected – Glasner finished” banner said it all. The frustration is real, especially after Glasner told them to "be humble" following the backlash in Bosnia. He tried to clear the air after Sunday’s game, and while he apologised, his main point was that he doesn’t think he did anything wrong. He didn’t really back down.
Palace got the win, thanks to Evann Guessand’s late goal, but after a shaky performance and another tense press conference, it feels like this standoff between Glasner and the fans is far from over.
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