Martinelli apologizes

Gabriel Martinelli apologizes after his actions towards Liverpool's Conor Bradley.

In the early hours of January 9th, Martinelli caused controversy during the 0-0 draw between Arsenal and Liverpool in the 21st round of the Premier League. In the final minutes of the match, Bradley collapsed on the pitch after suffering a knee injury and required medical attention.

However, Martinelli unexpectedly approached, dropped the ball to his opponent, and then used his hand to push Bradley out of bounds, even though the Liverpool player was unable to get up on his own. The incident immediately caused chaos on the pitch, leading to a scuffle between the two teams.

In a post on his Instagram account after the match, Martinelli wrote: "Conor and I texted each other and I apologized to him. In the heat of the moment, I didn't realize how seriously injured he was. I want to say that I'm very sorry for my reaction. Once again, I wish Conor a speedy recovery."

The post, which quickly went viral on social media, showed Martinelli regretting his reaction in a moment of anger, failing to realize the serious injury to his opponent.

Previously, the Arsenal striker received a lot of criticism from English football fans and experts for his lack of self-control. On Sky Sports , Gary Neville called Martinelli's actions shameful: "You can't do that to a player who's waiting on a stretcher. It's terrible."

Roy Keane also strongly criticized the behavior, stating that throwing the ball and then trying to force an opponent off the field while injured was unacceptable. Daniel Sturridge emphasized the line between the desire to win and respect, asserting that Martinelli had crossed the line.