Moyes: Fabregas should have gone

02 February 2011 10:30
Everton manager David Moyes claimed Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas should have been sent off for comments made towards referee Lee Mason during a feisty Barclays Premier League clash at Emirates Stadium, which the Gunners won 2-1 to keep up their title challenge. Louis Saha had put the visitors ahead on 24 minutes when he slotted home, despite being offside. However, the Gunners turned the game around through substitute Andrey Arshavin and Laurent Koscielny's header. Moyes, though, was left less than impressed by the Arsenal skipper. "I think it was offside, the wrong decision, but it was not Everton who made the decision," Moyes said. "I also thought there were some really bad tackles. But Fabregas' comments to the officials when he was coming down the tunnel warranted a sending off. "I am not going to repeat what they were. They were disappointing comments from someone who is such a talented footballer." Moyes continued: "I won't go into what they were, but they were deserving of a sending off, 100%. If you had said it on the pitch, you should have been off like that, so what is the difference when you are coming down the tunnel? We heard it, but that should not be the talking point."

Source: PA