De Bruyne shoves Mikel Arteta and points in his face after Arsenal manager shields the ball from him
Angry Kevin De Bruyne SHOVES Mikel Arteta and points in his face after the Arsenal boss shielded the ball from him in a touchline spat during Man City’s 3-1 win at the Emirates… before the Belgian is pelted with bottles by fans as he came off
Kevin de Bruyne shoved Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta after the Spaniard kicked the ball away from him during their Premier League clash on Wednesday evening.
De Bruyne was looking to take a quick throw-in during Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Arsenal but the Gunners boss blocked him from the ball and flicked it away.
De Bruyne was furious with Arteta and lashed out by shoving the 40-year-old Spaniard in the chest before running off to collect the ball.
De Bruyne picked the ball up from next to the Arsenal bench and made his way back to the sideline.
He exchanged words with the Arteta on the way and pointed his finger at the Arsenal manager before getting back to it.
Kevin de Bruyne shoved Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta after the Spaniard kicked the ball away from him during their Premier League clash on Wednesday evening
De Bruyne was looking to take a quick throw-in during Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Arsenal but the Gunners boss blocked him from the ball and flicked it away
De Bruyne was furious with Arteta and lashed out by shoving the 40-year-old Spaniard in the chest and pointing in his face. As a result, both parties were separated and held back
Granit Xhaka was quick to defend Arteta from De Bruyne, while fourth official Darren England stepped in to diffuse the situation.
Arsenal’s backroom staff were also seen leaping to Arteta’s defence during the encounter with the Belgium international.
Ally McCoist spoke about the situation shortly after it took place. The Scotland legend said he knew exactly what Arteta was trying to achieve but admitted the push was ‘unfair’.
Speaking on Amazon prime, McCoist said: ‘I know what he was up to Arteta, but I’m not sure it deserved that reaction.
‘But he was being a bit naughty. Watch, he takes it away there and then gets a little shove for his efforts. But do you know what it’s done? It’s got the crowd going.’
The Arsenal fans were disappointed with De Bruyne and made their feelings known as he vacated the pitch after being substituted.
De Bruyne was greeted by a hail of plastic bottles as he made his way off the pitch in the 87th minute.
The midfielder was making his way back towards the City dugout when fans began to hurl bottles from the stands in his direction.
But, the 31-year-old seemed to see the funny side of things, and simply stared the fans down as he made his way around the pitch, smirking at the disgruntled supporters.
Although he was not thought to have been hurt by the projectiles, he was seen kicking bottles off the pitch as he went.
De Bruyne was seen kicking thrown bottles back off the pitch after it had been thrown by fans
Bruyne took to Instagram shortly after the game to mock the situation on Wednesday
One bottle in particular came close to hitting the midfielder after Pep Guardiola decided it was time to rest his star player.
As he rounded the corner flag, a bottle can be seen aiming for his head, only for De Bruyne to duck out of the way at the last moment to avoid contact with it.
Bruyne took to Instagram shortly after the game to mock the situation. He shared two pictures. The first had a caption that read: ‘Beer anyone?’.
The second picture featured him walking back to the dugout with a cup flying cup towards his head. The midfielder added ‘Thanks’ to the caption.
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