There have been surprising scenes after Arsenal beat bitter rivals Tottenham 2-0 within the North London Derby.
As tensions boiled over at full-time, a fan jumped on the hoarding and kicked Arsenal keeper Aaron Ramsdale, The Sun stories.
The incident occurred as Ramsdale bickered with Spurs man Richarlison on the finish of the sport.
The Brazilian ahead angrily pushed Ramsdale within the facet of the top.
That prompted a steward to steer Ramsdale away to the sting of the pitch earlier than a fan within the Spurs part disgracefully kicked the England goalie.
Players from each units of groups then ran over to try to diffuse the state of affairs.
Ramsdale was led away from in entrance of the Spurs stand by Arsenal teammate Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Gunners boss Mikel Arteta then took over, dragging his goalie in the direction of the travelling supporters.
There have been wild celebrations in entrance of the Arsenal followers as Arteta and Co went eight factors clear on the high of the Premier League.
When requested concerning the incident by Sky Sports, Ramsdale mentioned: “The Spurs fans were giving me some (stick) throughout the second half.
“I gave them some back, which to the few people I did it to it was probably well greeted, you know, sportsmanship like.
“Then a fan tried to jump over and gave me a little punch on the back.
“That’s what happened and it’s a shame because it’s just a game of football at the end of the day.”
He added: “I think both sets of players tried to bring me away and thankfully nothing actually happened to drastically.
“It’s a sour taste but I’m sure we’ll enjoy it when we go back in the dressing room.”
A PFA assertion after the sport condemned the incident.
It mentioned: “Violence towards players is completely unacceptable. These types of incidents are happening far too often.
“Players have a right to be safe in their place of work.
“When a player is attacked we expect the laws and regulations that are in place to protect them to be properly enforced.
“As the players’ union we treat this as a priority issue.
“We will be continuing to work with the authorities to demand that players and staff are better protected in their place of work.”
Tottenham defender Eric Dier additionally brandished the kick as “unacceptable”.
He instructed Sky: “Obviously it’s just unacceptable really.
“There’s nothing more I can say other than it’s unacceptable and it shouldn’t have happened.”
Football pundits have been outraged over the incident, with many calling for the fan to be banned for all times over the “utterly disgusting” act.
During the match a Hugo Lloris howler noticed Arsenal take the lead, earlier than Martin Odegaard added a second with a beautiful strike from vary.
Spurs improved after the break, however not sufficient to salvage a outcome towards their table-topping neighbours.
– This article first appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission.
Originally printed as Tottenham fan kicks Arsenal keeper in ‘completely unacceptable’ EPL scenes
