What Jordan Henderson Said to Gabriel Magalhaes During Fiery Liverpool vs Arsenal Clash As FA Closes Probe

What Jordan Henderson Said to Gabriel Magalhaes During Fiery Liverpool vs Arsenal Clash As FA Closes Probe

Martin Moses
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:15 PM
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  • The Football Association has revealed that it won't be taking any disciplinary action on the Jordan Henderson and Gabriel incident
  • The Liverpool skipper and Arsenal defender were involved in an argument at the Emirates Stadium where an offensive slur was believed to have been said
  • But the FA has since confirmed that Henderson used a totally different word from what Gabriel mistakenly heard

The Football Association has officially closed an investigation into an alleged slur by Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson to Arsenal's defender Gabriel Magalhaes.

The two players were involved in a heated altercation when their sides met on October 9th at the Emirates Stadium.

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Liverpool's captain Jordan Henderson argues with Arsenal's defender Gabriel during their clash at the Emirates Stadium on October 9th. Photo by Stuart MacFarlane.
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Referee Michael Oliver had awarded Arsenal a penalty after Thiago Alacantara had fouled Gabriel Jesus in the penalty area. The ensuing scuffle saw Henderson exchange words with Gabriel.

The Brazilian was visibly upset as his teammate Granit Xhaka took it up with Henderson. Oliver was forced to step in and had a word with Mikel Arteta and Jurgen Klopp before resuming play.

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The FA immediately after confirmed that they were aware of an incident in the game and that they were making the necessary inquiries.

What did Henderson say?

Football London now reports that the case has now been dropped after it was revealed that Henderson called Gabriel a 'f****** idiot.' Gabriel is said to have heard a Portuguese word with a whole different meaning which could have been very offensive.

It has been argued that Henderson does not know Portuguese or Brazilian dialect and therefore, he could not have said whatever Gabriel thought he said.

The FA has confirmed it won't be taking any disciplinary action. Arsenal ended up winning the game 3-2 after Bukayo Saka scored the penalty.

FA was aware of the Liverpool-Arsenal incident

Sports Brief had reported that the Football Association has confirmed that it was aware that an incident happened during the high-stakes encounter between Arsenal and Liverpool.

The two Premier League giants met on Sunday, October 9th, at the Emirates Stadium, where the hosts sent out a real statement of intent with a 3-2 win.

The Gunners have been on superb form this season and after their win against Jurgen Klopp's men, they proved their credentials as title contenders this season.

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