Mikel Arteta felt that he needed to restrain Granit Xhaka as tempers flared at the end of the North London derby.
The Arsenal boss was desperate to pull all of his players away from an unfolding melee, which featured a Spurs fan kicking Gunners goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale in the back.
Arteta had pulled Ramsdale and several other Gunners players towards the corner the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when Xhaka headed back the other way toward the chaotic scenes.
