Arsenal has reacted to a bottle-throwing incident during the Carabao Cup quarter-finals at the Emirates.
Tottenham Hotspur’s Dele Alli was hit by a plastic bottle after he doubled Spur’s lead and the club has termed the incident ‘embarrassing and discriminatory’. Spur won the match 2-0 to set up another London derby against Chelsea in the semis.
“We have all been embarrassed by the individual who threw a bottle at Dele Alli. We are not responsible for the actions of one individual, but send our apologies to Dele Alli and everyone at Tottenham Hotspur for this incident.
“We do not tolerate any anti-social, discriminatory or violent behaviour at Arsenal Football Club. Anyone identified will receive a lengthy club ban and their details will be passed to the police to commence legal proceedings.” the club said.
Mauricio Pochettino had earlier said that his star was lucky as the incident was not serious and that he cannot blame all Arsenal fans for the incident.
“It was lucky that it wasn’t a big issue. For me, okay we play a derby and we hate each other in a good way but that is in a bad way when you go to damage some people or an opponent. I cannot talk in general because only one stupid person made a mistake. I respect the Arsenal fans like I respect the professionals from Arsenal and I respect our fans,” Pochetino said.
