Gary Neville's criticism of Gabriel Martinelli's shove on the injured Conor Bradley during Arsenal's goalless draw with Liverpool led to a remarkable 576 complaints being made against the Sky Sports co-commentator with Ofcom. Martinelli later apologised, but only after Neville had described the incident as 'disgraceful' on air. Ofcom reveal weekly which transmissions receive more than 50 complaints from viewers and between January 6 and 12, Sky's coverage of Arsenal's clash with Liverpool received 576. There's passion and there's being a winner, there's wanting to help your team-mates, but you've got to be respectful as a footballer.' Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta defended Martinelli afterwards, insisting he would never have pushed Bradley had he known he was seriously injured.

Source: Daily Mail January 14, 2026 16:31 UTC