FA Launches Investigations After Reported ‘Ugly’ Incident During Arsenal vs Liverpool Clash

• Arsenal and Liverpool are facing investigations by the Football Association after an on-field scuffle between their players
• Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson and Arsenal's centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes are at the centre of the controversy that required referee Michael Oliver to step in to quell the situation
• The FA has announced that it is aware of the incident but has not disclosed what exactly they will be reviewing

The Football Association has confirmed that it is 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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Arsenal scored through Gabriel Martinelli, who was a live wire the whole evening, with Bukayo Saka bagging a brace. Liverpool twice fought back through Roberto Firmino and Darwin Nunez, but their efforts were too little to save their dwindling misfortunes.

Fight between Henderson and Gabriel

However, the historic win was marred by controversies. Apart from questionable referee calls, the FA is set to review an incident between Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson and Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes.

The two players were involved in an altercation in the second-half with centre referee Michael Oliver stopping play momentarily to speak to both sets of managers. Gabriel appeared visibly disgusted by what Henderson said to him.

FA has promised to review the incident

The Telegraph reports that FA has put out a statement which read in part:

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"We are in dialogue with the match officials and will review the details of the incident."

The FA did not confirm what exactly they will be looking at, but social media has been awash with claims of racial slurs. The reports are yet to be substantiated, with video evidence providing little to no proof.

Oleksandr Zinchenko caught on camera wildly celebrating Bukayo Saka's penalty

Sports Brief has also reported that no one probably celebrated Bukayo Saka's game-wining penalty for Arsenal more than Gunners left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko, who was caught on video going crazy after Saka's penalty went in.

The Ukrainian youngster has been in and out of the team because of injuries and was elated as Arsenal extended their impressive form to solidify their grip on the top of the Premier League table.

The Gunners went into the match with an impressive victory in the north London derby versus Tottenham Hotspur the previous weekend and were looking to register another win over a top-six team.