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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMartinelli was booked for his actions but Hackett believes the Arsenal forward should have been sent off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
He said: “Referee Sam Barrott awarded a free-kick to Arsenal, Martinelli comes rushing in and he pushes Sam out of the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
“Now I’m sorry, Gabriel Martinelli showed total disrespect for the match official Sam Barrott in that situation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
“Although Sam issued a yellow card, for me it’s a red card. You just cannot put your hands on a referee, let alone push him out of the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/picture>\nGabriel Martinelli in action for Arsenal against Southampton<\/p>\n
Arsenal FC via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cYou’ve got to look around the country, up and down, Saturday and Sundays where we have local park referees going out and doing their games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cWhat message does that send out to our local park referees?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
“I thought Sam had a good game, he refereed the game well, but I think he let the refereeing community down by not sending off Gabriel Martinelli for pushing him at the award of a free-kick, so he could take the free-kick quickly.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Will Gabriel Martinelli face retrospective action?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nIt is understood that Martinelli is set to avoid retrospective action from the Football Association (FA).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\nDue to Barrott taking action on-field, it has been widely reported that the Arsenal star will not face any further punishment by the FA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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It is understood that Martinelli is set to avoid retrospective action from the Football Association (FA).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Due to Barrott taking action on-field, it has been widely reported that the Arsenal star will not face any further punishment by the FA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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