An Arsenal fan attacked a former Gunners player. A Czech journalist intervened

Arsenal fans had a memorable night on Sunday, one of which was thanks to a confrontation with Samir Nasri. The former Gunners player went straight to the Citizens in 2011, something many still haven’t forgiven him for.

Arsenal’s match with Manchester City didn’t offer much action. Certainly not in the first half, when the only major danger came in the opening ten minutes. Josh Guardiola’s shot was cleared by Declan Rice, Nathan Aké’s shot went wide.

Ironically, it wasn’t until half-time that the biggest upset was offered. Samir Nasri, former Arsenal and Manchester City player and current reporter for the French version of Canal+ Sport, was attacked in the stadium.

“As we were leaving after half-time, we walked back up the stairs to where the journalists were sitting. One of the fans started arguing with Samir Nasri,” journalist Karel Häring told Canal+ Sport.

Some Gunners fans have not forgiven Nasri for leaving Manchester City. He joined Arsenal in 2008 from Marseille. He became a key player, but after three seasons he left directly to rival Citizens.

“They had their faces a little bit apart, it looked like one was going to give the other a forehead. I wanted to save a fellow journalist, I asked him if he wanted to go hide in the press centre. He was not so cowardly, he stayed in the argument for about a minute,” Häring continued.

Nasri could even choose between offers from both Manchester clubs in the summer of 2011, which was a big dilemma for him. Arsenal supporters, however, were primarily annoyed that the Frenchman made no secret in interviews that he had left for better money.

“Security had to be called in, it took a long time. I tried to hold on to the guy at one point, but he was such a chasnik that if he had reached out to me I would have ended up on Nasri’s face,” Häring added.

The situation eventually calmed down and the former French international escaped unharmed. According to the Czech journalist, he would not have stood much of a chance in a potential fight, especially at 177 centimetres tall.

After five years in Manchester, Nasri left for Sevilla, tried Turkey in Antalyaspor and Belgium for Anderlecht. He was suspended for a year for doping in 2018, finishing in the summer of 2020.

Source: Canal+ Sport