Jamaal Lascelles 'so glad' to beat Arsenal as Jorginho snubs handshake with Newcastle captain

Newcastle captain Jamaal Lascelles on handshake snub from Arsenal skipper Jorginho: «I was fuming.‌ I would never refuse to shake an opposition captain's hand, no way. You can have as many arguments as you want on the pitch but shake hands at the end, it's part of the sport.»

Monday 6 November 2023 11:51, UK

Jamaal Lascelles hit out at Arsenal's sportsmanship and said he was «so glad» to beat the Gunners after Jorginho snubbed a post-match handshake with the Newcastle captain.

A bad-tempered game at St James' Park ended the Gunners' unbeaten start with a controversial winner from Anthony Gordon, later labelled a «disgrace» by Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta who believed the ball had gone out of play in the build-up.

The tension was stoked further on Sunday when Arsenal released a strongly-worded statement demanding the PGMOL «urgently address the standard of officiating in the Premier League» on the back of the game.

Newcastle captain Lascelles was left in an equally bad mood in the aftermath of the game, having attempted to shake the hand of opposition skipper Jorginho. The Magpies captain told reporters he was ignored by the Italian and criticised Arsenal's reaction to their first league loss since May.

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«I'm just so glad that we beat them,» he was quoted in the Daily Mirror. «Their captain Jorginho didn't want to shake my hand after the game.

»I was fuming, it's not on.‌ I would never refuse to shake an opposition captain's hand, no way. You can have as many arguments as you want on the pitch but shake hands at the end, it's part of the sport.

‌«For me, whatever happens on the pitch — handbags or whatever — you show sportsmanship and shake hands afterwards. He