"Martinelli threw the ball at Bradley and manhandled him as he lay on the turf in the closing stages of Thursday's 0-0 draw at the Emirates. Bradley, 22, left the stadium on crutches and wearing a supportive brace on his left knee. Martinelli was booked for the flashpoint, which provoked anger from Liverpool's players. But in response to the backlash, Martinelli posted a story on his Instagram account, writing:"
"Prior to Martinelli's social media post, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta defended his player. Speaking in his post-match news conference, Arteta said: "Knowing Gabi, he's an incredible, lovely guy, and he probably didn't realise what happened. I hope that Conor is well, I will have a word with him to understand that. Probably (Martinelli) didn't recognise what happened." Bradley struck the crossbar in the opening half of a cagey contest, but now looks set for a significant spell on the sidelines."
""I fear the worst for Conor Bradley," said Liverpool manager Arne Slot. "I don't know yet but he had to go off on a stretcher. We'll have to wait on the scans to see if it's that bad." Of Martinelli's response, Slot continued: "I don't know Gabriel Martinelli but he comes across as a nice guy. "The problem in general in football is that there's so much time-wasting and players pretending to be injured, that you can be annoyed that you think a play"
Gabriel Martinelli shoved Conor Bradley and threw the ball at him as Bradley lay on the turf late in Arsenal's 0-0 draw with Liverpool at the Emirates. Bradley, 22, left on crutches wearing a supportive brace on his left knee and now faces scans and a likely significant spell on the sidelines. Martinelli was booked and faced criticism, but messaged and apologised directly to Bradley and posted on Instagram saying he was deeply sorry and had not realised the injury in the heat of the moment. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta defended Martinelli while Liverpool manager Arne Slot expressed concern.
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