"You can't push him off the pitch, he said. You cannot do that. That is so poor. An apology is needed. Bradley is being stretchered off. I'm fuming with Martinelli to be honest."
"I don't know how the Liverpool players didn't go over and absolutely whack him to be honest with you and take a red card. Absolutely disgraceful, that."
"It's disappointing to see. There's passion and there's being a winner, there's wanting to help your team-mates, but you've got to be respectful as a footballer."
Gary Neville condemned Gabriel Martinelli for pushing Conor Bradley as the full-back was being stretchered off during Arsenal's goalless draw with Liverpool. Neville described the action as unacceptable, demanded an apology, and said he was fuming with Martinelli, suggesting Liverpool players could have retaliated. Ofcom received 576 complaints about Neville's commentary, reportedly the most complaints for a television transmission so far in 2026. Other pundits also criticised Martinelli: Roy Keane called the action an 'absolute disgrace' and Daniel Sturridge emphasised that players must show respect despite passion and competitiveness.
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