Neville hammers Havertz for 'STUPID challenge' after he went flying on Longstaff
Gary Neville has blasted Kai Havertz for a 'stupid' and 'dangerous' challenge on Sean Longstaff in Arsenal's clash against Newcastle that saw him go flying in on his rival.
The German midfielder's reckless challenge saw Newcastle players up in arms and surrounding the referee, and they were left stunned as Havertz escaped with a yellow card.
Commentator Gary Neville was also shocked by the first half incident as he hammered Havertz for the tackle, claiming the player was 'never getting there'.
'It's a stupid, stupid challenge,' he said on commentary. 'I think it was dangerous, he was never getting there. He lunges in.'
Such were Newcastle's demonstrations that three of their players ended up getting booked for dissent - Anthony Gordon, Longstaff and Fabian Schar - with Neville quipping that Havertz had inadvertently earned a good result out of the challenge.
'He's done well out of it in the end Havertz, three Newcastle players booked!'
Carragher agreed with Neville on Havertz's challenge, adding: 'It's a stupid challenge from Havertz. Everyone is crowding around the ref trying to get a player sent off.'
Later there was even more drama after Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes appeared to elbow Arsenal's Jorginho on the back of his head - but received no punishment from the referee.
On that incident, Carragher admitted it was 'not great' but didn't deem it worthy of a sending off.
'I think it was more of a forearm from Guimaraes,' he said. 'He just lost his head. It's not great. For me if the referee sees it it's a yellow card, I don't think it's a red card.'
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