Former Aston Villa captain Gabby Agbonlahor has told Arsenal to ‘shut up and stop moaning’ after the North London club reportedly complained to the Premier League’s refereeing body, PGMOL, over the rough treatment of Bukayo Saka.
Agbonlahor urged the Gunners to look at how Lionel Messi and the late Diego Maradona were kicked and treated by their opponents but ‘get on’ with the game.
Speaking on talkSPORT, the former England international stated that all good players get kicked and fouled.
Agbonlahor said: “Look at the clips of Maradona; he used to get two-footed in the chest! Two-footed in the chest, no yellow card, play on. Messi – kicked, kicked, kicked—he just gets up, takes a quick free-kick and gets on with it. Honestly, just stop moaning. Get on with your game.”
He added: “Yes, Saka might get fouled a lot but that is because he is a top player and people have got to stop you. I got kicked but I just got on with [the game].”