Gary Neville and Martin Tyler came under fire from Arsenal legend Martin Keown for their coverage of the Gunners' 3-0 loss to Brighton on Sunday.
Arsenal’s title challenge came to a halt at the Emirates on Saturday after losing to Roberto De Zerbi's side. Goals from Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav and Pervis Estupinan secured the win for the Seagulls.
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Shortly after the game, Keown was displeased with Martin Tyler and Neville's coverage of the defeat to Brighton on Sky Sports.
Keown insists Martin Tyler should be left out of Arsenal games
The 56-year-old has criticised Sky’s commentators Martin Tyler and Gary Neville for their bias towards Arsenal and said they should be excluded from any Arsenal game.
Speaking on Talk Sports, Keown said, “The Sky commentary yesterday, How biased is the commentary team? It's frightening. Honestly!
“Martin Tyler is a great professional but he simply cannot hide that it hurts him that Arsenal might win a game of football.
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“Ah honestly! We know that Neville has got the problem. He was almost apologising for it when he said we should be sending Martinelli off (for a foul on Kaoru Mitoma) - no no not at all, you go with your instinct.
“So there you go, there's a poke in the eye to a commentator. I should be more respectful. Martin's a great commentator, but please Sky, don't put him on the Arsenal games anymore, it's a really hard listen!”
Keown calls Martin Tyler an anti-Arsenal
Keown, who is known as a pundit, seemed to be upset by Sky's coverage and continued to make his point when pressed by fellow presenters Jim White and Simon Jordan.
Still speaking, he said, “You tell me, is Martin Tyler biased? Get the Arsenal fans on. They've got to listen to it. There are only 60,000 in the stadium, but millions listen at home. Ask them what they think?”
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Keown was then questioned by White on if Tyler is anti-Arsenal, Keown added, 'Yes I do! Come on, let's get it out there.'
The Gunners' recent crumble leaves them in second, four points behind City who have a game in hand and they travel to Nottingham Forest at the weekend as they look to finish the season on a high.