Overview
- Conor Bradley was stretchered off in stoppage time with a knee injury, left the Emirates on crutches, and Liverpool manager Arne Slot said he fears the worst pending scans.
- In the incident, Gabriel Martinelli dropped the ball onto the stricken defender and tried to move him off the pitch, prompting a confrontation and yellow cards for Martinelli and Ibrahima Konaté.
- Martinelli said he has messaged Bradley and issued a public apology, stating he did not realize the severity of the injury in the heat of the moment.
- Mikel Arteta and Arne Slot suggested there was no malicious intent and cited frustration over perceived time-wasting, while Roy Keane and Gary Neville condemned Martinelli’s conduct.
- Referee Anthony Taylor is understood to have witnessed the incident, so further FA action is not expected; the 0-0 draw kept Arsenal six points clear at the top.