Manchester United legend Gary Neville has hit out at Arsenal for over-celebrating Bukayo Saka’s penalty against Tottenham Hotspur after they conceded an immediate equaliser.
Saka scored a penalty in the second half against Tottenham in the English Premier League’s north London derby, choosing to slot the ball down the middle of the goal beyond the diving Guglielmo Vicario.
The 22-year-old and his teammates celebrated wildly at Emirates.
Their joy, however, was short-lived after Tottenham produced an immediate response after James Maddison set up Son Heung-min for his second goal of the contest, as the match eventually ended in a 2-2 draw.
Neville believes Arsenal conceived a second goal because they lost focus celebrating Saka’s goal.
“I don’t want to get caught up in an Arsenal over-celebrating thing and argument here, but when that goal went in from Saka, they all went to that corner”.
“There’s a job to do; they had to concentrate, switch on, and focus. They got caught straight away from kick-off. I don’t think it was the time to over celebrate in that corner; it was the time to get back to the halfway line and recognise that this game was far from finished. It’s a sweet finish from Son”, he added.
