{"id":37558,"date":"2026-01-08T18:11:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T23:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/mikel-arteta-reacts-to-gabriel-martinellis-shocking-treatment-of-injured-liverpool-star\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T18:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T23:11:39","slug":"mikel-arteta-reacts-to-gabriel-martinellis-shocking-treatment-of-injured-liverpool-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/mikel-arteta-reacts-to-gabriel-martinellis-shocking-treatment-of-injured-liverpool-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta reacts to Gabriel Martinelli&#8217;s shocking treatment of injured Liverpool star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/mikel-arteta-reacts-to-gabriel-martinellis-shocking-treatment-of-injured-liverpool-star\/#Mikel_Arteta_talks_about_Gabriel_Martinelli_and_Conor_Bradley_incident\" >Mikel Arteta talks about Gabriel Martinelli and Conor Bradley incident<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/mikel-arteta-reacts-to-gabriel-martinellis-shocking-treatment-of-injured-liverpool-star\/#Expert_criticizes_Arsenals_Gabriel_Martinelli\" >Expert criticizes Arsenal&#8217;s Gabriel Martinelli<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes Gabriel Martinelli did not intend anything bad to happen to injured Liverpool right-back Conor Bradley.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Spanish tactician spoke to Sky Sports after the match between Arsenal and Liverpool, which ended 0-0 at the Emirates Stadium and ended with some kind of altercation between players from both groups.<\/p>\n<p>Martinelli was widely criticized for trying to push Bradley off the pitch when he suffered a serious injury, with the Reds defender ultimately having to be carried off on a stretcher.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazil international looked genuinely mad, feeling that Bradley was wasting his time, even though he clearly had bad problems that prevented him from continuing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gabriel Martinelli warms up for Arsenal (Photo by Alex Pantling\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mikel_Arteta_talks_about_Gabriel_Martinelli_and_Conor_Bradley_incident\"><\/span>Mikel Arteta talks about Gabriel Martinelli and Conor Bradley incident<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Arteta insists Martinelli must have been unaware of the severity of his injury as he cannot imagine Martinelli intending to cause further harm to his fellow professional.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He probably doesn&#8217;t know,&#8221; Arteta said. &#8220;Because, knowing Gabi, I don&#8217;t mean anything. I don&#8217;t know what happened to Connor, but I hope it&#8217;s not bad.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But clearly Gabi has no intention of doing anything bad to him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Expert_criticizes_Arsenals_Gabriel_Martinelli\"><\/span>Expert criticizes Arsenal&#8217;s Gabriel Martinelli<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Also commenting on Sky&#8217;s coverage of the match, pundits Daniel Sturridge and Roy Keane said they were completely unimpressed by Martinelli&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n<p>Sturridge described it as &#8220;worse than rude&#8221;, but Keene thought it was clear that feigning injury was not something Bradley would do&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Martinelli is a key player for Arsenal and has the potential to be a remarkable talent in his game, but this was an ugly incident for him and will need to be forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>No one wants to see this kind of antics on the pitch and it&#8217;s a shame that this was the only truly noteworthy incident in what was a fairly bland game at the Emirates.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes Gabriel Martinelli did not intend anything bad to happen to injured Liverpool right-back Conor Bradley. 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