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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Will Castle

Mikel Arteta and Gabriel Martinelli fume at Christian Norgaard scissor tackle: ‘He could have broken my leg’

Gabriel Martinelli felt his leg could have been broken after Brentford captain Christian Norgaard escaped a sending off for a scissor tackle in their draw with Arsenal.

Norgaard hacked the Arsenal winger to the ground in the first half, which evoked a reaction from both the Emirates crowd and the touchline, with Mikel Arteta also furious with the decision to only caution the midfielder with a yellow.

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