Arsenal and Liverpool melee being investigated by FA following player comments

On Oct 10, 2022

Arsenal and Liverpool are both being investigated by the FA following a melee during their Premier League clash on Sunday.

There was an angry confrontation between the players during the match, which was one of the best games of the season so far. One flashpoint occurred in the second half after referee Michael Oliver gave a penalty to Arsenal.

At a crucial point in the game with the scores locked at 2-2, it was no doubt a significant moment and Oliver had to run to the touchline to deal with Mikel Arteta and Jurgen Klopp – who were both kicking off.

And it has turned out that the referee went over to make the managers aware of something that one of the players was alleged to have said to the others. Since then, the matter has been referred to the Football Association.

An investigation is now pending with the FA set to speak to the match officials before launching further action on the matter.

An FA spokesperson said: “We are aware of an incident that took place during the match between Arsenal and Liverpool. We are in dialogue with the match officials and will review the details of the incident.”

Referee Michael Oliver informed both managers that something had been said between the players

Bukayo Saka went on to score the resulting penalty which ended up being the winning goal in a 3-2 victory for the Gunners. It saw Arteta’s men return to the top of the Premier League over Manchester City.

Liverpool, on the other hand, continue to toil and are now 14 points behind Arsenal while they face City next weekend in desperate need of a victory. They have won just twice in the league this season.

Gabriel Martinelli had put Arsenal ahead after just a minute before Darwin Nunez equalised. Saka scored on the cusp of half-time as Roberto Firmino netted after the break before the penalty incident.

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