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Virgil van Dijk revealed that all Liverpool players were angry when Gabriel Martinelli pushed Conor Bradley who was lying. He considered it a bad action from Martinelli
Arsenal vs Liverpool ended in a 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium, Friday (9/1/2026) early morning WIB. This match was marked by an incident which made Gabriel Martinelli widely criticized during injury time.
He pushed Connor Bradley who was falling, grimacing in pain due to an injury after throwing the ball. The Brazilian wing felt that Bradley was trying to waste time.
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Even though the Liverpool wing-back really had a problem with his knee. Martinelli’s push could have aggravated Bradley’s injury.
The Liverpool players who were near Bradley clearly did not accept Martinelli’s treatment. Ibrahima Konate pushed Martinelli.
Liverpool captain, Virgil van Dijk, justified the actions of his teammates who were angry after Martinelli pushed Bradley. He emphasized that all Liverpool players were angry with Martinelli’s actions.
Liverpool are still waiting for the results of examinations for Bradley’s knee injury. Van Dijk hopes Bradley does not suffer a serious injury.
“Everyone was not happy at that time. Not just some players, but everyone, and rightfully so because Conor was on the pitch and pushing him off the pitch was not a good sight,” said Van Dijk as quoted by the Sun.
“It’s very clear for you to analyze it from the video footage. For us, it happened quite quickly,” he explained.
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