By Daily Sports on December 28, 2018
Arsenal manager Unai Emery has been charged by the Football Association (FA) for improper conduct after kicking a water bottle into the crowd in his side’s 1-1 draw with Brighton on Wednesday.
The bottle struck a Brighton supporter and though it was not included in the official’s match report, Emery confirmed he spoke to the fan after the match and apologised for his actions while addressing media after the contest.
“I said to [the supporter], apologies, because I kicked the bottle after a disappointing action for us in the last minutes,” he told reporters in his post-match news conference . “It wasn’t hard, but it touched one supporter for them. I said to them ‘I’m sorry’.”
The Gunners had led in the contest early on through a goal from current Premier League Golden Boot leader Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
However, Arsenal were pegged back late in the first half after Jurgen Locadia took advantage of a Stephan Lichtsteiner error to level the proceedings and snatch Brighton a point.
A poor second-half display which saw the Gunners barely threaten appeared to leave Emery frustrated, leading him to kick the bottle which ended up in the stands and struck a supporter.
Emery again apologised for the incident at his Thursday news conference, saying that while he hoped he would not be charged by the FA, it was up to their discretion.
The manager has until January 2 to respond to the charge.
The draw, combined with Chelsea’s victory over Watford on Boxing Day, left Arsenal fifth placed in the table, two points behind their London rivals.
The Gunners next travel to Anfield on Saturday where they will face table-topping Liverpool in hopes of inflicting the first Premier League defeat of the season on the Reds. (Goal)
•Photo shows Arsenal coach, Unai Emery
Source Daily Sports
Posted December 28, 2018
You may also like...
Tyson Fury agrees BBC deal for comeback fight...
Premier League Doctors Raise Concerns
Burnley v Watford: Home Side Requests Postponement Because...
Kane Strikes Twice As Tottenham Crush Dinamo Zagreb...
Juve Won’t Accept Title After Coronavirus — Chief...
Barcelona Offer Players For Tottenham’s Ndombele
Aribo ready to fight for EPL survival
Adesanya vows to make UFC return after third straight loss
We Apologize To Our Father Dr Peter Odili On Behalf Of His Children Who Have Gone Astray – Edison Ehie
Aston Villa closing in on Rashford loan deal
Adesanya aims for comeback as UFC lands in Saudi
Alonso delighted with Boniface stay
EPL: Wood’s hat-trick fires Nottingham Forest to 7-0 thrashing of Brighton
PDP Governors Announce Date For Party’s NEC Meeting
PDP governors back Appeal Court verdict, endorse Ude Okoye as national secretary
Everton plot £33m Awoniyi move
Barcelona’s Pedri extends contract to 2030
Boniface rejoins Leverkusen training after failed Saudi transfer
Most Read
Rangers International going, going . . . (55,270 views)
Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (46,426 views)
Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (44,456 views)
Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (44,101 views)
Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (44,052 views)
Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (44,039 views)
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (43,849 views)
NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (43,413 views)
Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (42,501 views)
Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (41,150 views)
Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (39,591 views)
John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (39,022 views)