ARSENAL main exec Tim Lewis failed to shingle hands with Manchester City’s apical brass having stormed retired of his spot aft Sunday’s melodramatic crippled astatine the Etihad.
The Gunners were devastated aft their hopes of a celebrated triumph were dashed by a 98th-minute equaliser from John Stones.
And exclusive video footage obtained by SunSport shows the infinitesimal Lewis furiously near the directors' container erstwhile the shot deed the net.
He did not instrumentality to greet the City hierarchy - arsenic is the norm pursuing a game.
City main exec Khaldoon Al Mubarak tin beryllium seen pointing to Lewis astatine the apical of the stairs aft his speedy dash.
So it was near to chap members of the travelling Arsenal committee to apologise and mingle with their hosts.
The incidental was different motion of the increasing hostility betwixt the 2 rubric rivals – some connected and disconnected the pitch.
City were furious with immoderate of the tactics deployed by the visitors arsenic they tried to cling connected to their slender pb successful the 2nd half.
Some location players accused the Gunners of utilizing "dark arts" aft going down to 10 men successful first-half stoppage time.
Erling Haaland was progressive successful aggravated confrontations with assorted Arsenal players successful chaotic scenes aft the last whistle.
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The Norwegian adjacent told Mikel Arteta to "stay humble" aft the Gunners brag came onto the pitch.
But the Spaniard didn't instrumentality offence to the City hitman's post-match jibe, saying: “It’s portion of football, portion of sport.
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"After the game, each that goes distant and we determination on. That’s it.”
Haaland besides riled up the Emirates faithful by throwing the shot astatine the backmost of Gabriel Magalhaes' caput arsenic City celebrated Stones' leveller.
And his actions drew the ire of Gunners fable Ian Wright, who said: "What truly boiled maine up decently was Haaland's cowardly move.
"Throwing the shot astatine Gabi's [Gabriel] caput erstwhile he's not looking.
"When Gabi's backmost is turned to him, a existent coward's move.
"Gabi would look you successful the eye. "I'm looking astatine this similar a truly bully defender vs striker for years to come.
"I truly similar watching them 2 and past you're doing a coward's determination similar that?
"That's what bothered maine much than thing else. I thought you were bigger than that, bro."
Gabriel, who headed the Gunners into the pb successful first-half stoppage time, downplayed Haaland's enactment but is relishing his next brushwood with the striker.
The Brazilian said of the incident: "It's a battle, a war.
"So it's mean to person provocative acts in football, it's portion of the game.
"Now this is implicit and we are waiting for them astatine our ground."
Arsenal volition beryllium backmost successful enactment this evening, welcoming League One broadside Bolton Wanderers to the Emirates for their Carabao Cup third-round tie.
SunSport person approached Arsenal for comment.