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Football fans are all about Gary Neville’s comments during the North London derby as the former Man United star backtracked on his comments about Richarlison.
The Brazilian collided with his national teammate Gabriel when Neville spoke too early with his response.
On initial viewing, it appeared the Spurs forward had headbutted Gabriel and Neville responded live to the incident.
He said: ‘He drove him crazy. He has to go!’
Neville was then given the chance to watch a replay of the incident, saying, “Surely he’s booking him?” No he does not. It’s his shoulder.’
Football fans are all about Gary Neville’s commentary during the North London derby
Richarlison collided with his Brazilian teammate Gabriel in the closing moments of the match
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Arsenal dominated the first half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and went 3-0 ahead.
Goals from Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz followed an own goal from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
However, Spurs fought back in the second half as Cristian Romero and Son gave them a lifeline.
They were momentarily scared when Richarlison collided with Gabriel, with Neville’s reaction no doubt scaring them even more.
Fans have taken to social media to react to the hilarious moment, as some said it looked like Neville was watching from the pub.
“Gary Neville is on an emotional rollercoaster here in terms of commentary, it’s like he’s in the pub reacting to everything,” one person joked.
Other fans were outraged by the decision, believing Neville was right in his initial assessment.
“That should be a warning to Richarlison,” said another spectator.
‘Right from the kick-off he just plows into Gabriel. That’s not football.’
A final fan felt that Richarlison had bad intentions with his challenge and that he should have been read.
They wrote: ‘That’s a red card for Richarlison, what is the purpose there other than to hurt the opponent?’
However, Richarlison remained on the pitch as the North London derby came to an end and Arsenal emerged with narrow victories in the entertaining clash.
The Gunners will be hoping they can win their remaining three games and clinch the Premier League title at the end of the season.