Overview
- Ofcom has logged 576 complaints about Gary Neville’s on‑air comments during Sky Sports’ coverage, which the regulator says it is assessing without yet deciding whether to investigate.
- The complaints total was the highest recorded between January 6 and 12 and is reported as the largest for any programme so far in 2026.
- The incident occurred in stoppage time of Arsenal’s 0-0 draw with Liverpool when Gabriel Martinelli dropped the ball on Conor Bradley and pushed him off the pitch, earning a yellow card before issuing public and private apologies.
- Liverpool defender Conor Bradley has undergone knee surgery and has been ruled out for the remainder of the domestic season.
- Reaction has extended to the stands and studios, with Arsenal fans chanting at Neville during the win at Chelsea and pundits divided as Roy Keane and Daniel Sturridge condemned Martinelli while Mikel Arteta and Arne Slot urged context.