Ferdinand argued that Gabriel went down too easily when Newcastle striker, Woltemade touched him.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Former Manchester United defender, Les Ferdinand, has said Arsenal defender, Gabriel Magalhães will be “embarrassed” when he sees Newcastle United’s goal against Arsenal in Sunday’s Premier League encounter at St James’ Park again.
He made this known on Sunday while featuring as a guest on a programme on Sky Sports.
Newcastle broke the deadlock against the run of play after Nick Woltemade headed home Sandro Tonali’s cross on 34 minutes.
The Gunners then equalized through Mike Merino and went on to win the game 2-1 after Gabriel scored from Martin Odegaard’s corner kick.
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However, after Woltemade’s goal,
Arsenal players rushed to referee Jarred Gillett to complain about a possible push on Gabriel, but their appeals hit the rock as the video assistant referee did not intervene.
Speaking about the incident after the match, Ferdinand insisted that Gabriel went down too easily.
He said, “When I first looked at it, I saw Gabriel go down and I thought, ‘oh no he’s put two hands on his back’.
“But then when I looked at it again, when Gabriel sees this, he will be embarrassed. He’ll be embarrassed when he sees that.
“I think it looked like there had been a push because all the players started appealing for it, but then when you see it again you think, ‘how did he go down for that?’”
