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Bacary Sagna ‘felt hatred’ for Pablo Zabaleta after the altercation that led to the two players being sent off during Wednesday’s goalless draw between Arsenal and Manchester City.
The Gunners defender twice pushed his head into the face of his Argentine opponent after an insult Sagna claims ‘pushed him to limit’.
Both players were sent off for the incident but Zabaleta yesterday had his red card rescinded. Sagna however, will have to serve a three-match ban, and claimed that the City defender’s constant jibes made him lash out.
Burst blood vessels: The fiery Frenchman and the angry Argentine exchange pleasantries
‘I have been having to take kicks from opponents for a good many weeks without referees cracking down on them,’ the 27-year-old said, who last weekend was the victim of a crude stamp by Birmingham City’s Lee Bowyer.
‘When Zabaleta swore at me I just blew a fuse. I can speak Spanish, and I understood the insults he aimed at me. I did not want to take them lying down - he pushed me to the limit.
‘I regret my actions, and I am the first to say that these types of gestures should be banned from the field of play. But I cracked up on Wednesday. I felt hatred for him.
‘But I am not a gangster. The sending-off will serve as a lesson to me for the future, and I won’t make the same mistake again.’
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Bacary Sagna ‘felt hatred’ for Pablo Zabaleta after the altercation that led to the two players being sent off during Wednesday’s goalless draw between Arsenal and Manchester City.
The Gunners defender twice pushed his head into the face of his Argentine opponent after an insult Sagna claims ‘pushed him to limit’.
Both players were sent off for the incident but Zabaleta yesterday had his red card rescinded. Sagna however, will have to serve a three-match ban, and claimed that the City defender’s constant jibes made him lash out.
Burst blood vessels: The fiery Frenchman and the angry Argentine exchange pleasantries
‘I have been having to take kicks from opponents for a good many weeks without referees cracking down on them,’ the 27-year-old said, who last weekend was the victim of a crude stamp by Birmingham City’s Lee Bowyer.
‘When Zabaleta swore at me I just blew a fuse. I can speak Spanish, and I understood the insults he aimed at me. I did not want to take them lying down - he pushed me to the limit.
‘I regret my actions, and I am the first to say that these types of gestures should be banned from the field of play. But I cracked up on Wednesday. I felt hatred for him.
‘But I am not a gangster. The sending-off will serve as a lesson to me for the future, and I won’t make the same mistake again.’
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