Arsenal fans are blasting Ronald Araujo for his reckless tackle on Gabriel Jesus during their friendly match.
The Gunners bounced back from their defeat to Manchester United by beating Barcelona 5-3 on Thursday.
Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard (x2) and Fabio Vieira, who scored a stunner, all got the score-sheet as the Premier League side secured a big win at the SoFi Stadium.
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The victory, however, would have been marred if Gabriel Jesus had sustained a serious injury following the tackle made by Araujo.
Luckily for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal fans alike, the Brazilian forward escaped a serious injury, though the incident left Arsenal supporters fuming at the Uruguayan defender.
Araujo steamed into the Brazilian forward and completely took out his opponent with a very clumsy, high tackle.
Needless to say, Arsenal fans didn't like the 24-year-old's robust challenge on Jesus.
One Twitter user wrote: "He didn’t even give a foul let alone a card for that."
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A second commented: "Should be a red card and 7 game suspension."
A third added: "Araujo should really stop this gimmick it’s only a friendly there’s a time and place for it he’s a weirdo."
A Manchester United fan referenced Lisandro Martinez, tweeting: "If he was 5'7 and Argentine we'd see everyone on the timeline calling him names."
Another said: "I'm glad we slapped them 5-3. This is not cool."
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Araujo somehow avoided a card from the match referee, with Jesus fortunately unharmed.
You can understand Arsenal fans' frustrations over the tackle considering the nature of the game. It was just a friendly match, but Araujo clearly didn't get the memo.
Did he cross the line with his tackle on Jesus? Let us know what you think.
Topics: Gabriel Jesus, Football, Arsenal, Fan Reactions, Barcelona
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