Everton manager David Moyes said the Arsenal captain should have been sent off for his comments in the tunnel at the Emirates when the Toffees were 1-0 up thanks to Louis Saha’s controversial goal.
Fabregas himself came out and admitted comments had been made ‘in the heat of the moment’ but escaped punishment after Mason chose not to include the incident in his official match report.
The Daily Mail has now alleged the Spaniard shouted at officials: ‘How much have you been paid?’ before accusing an opponent of cheating.
The Arsenal skipper released a statement on Wednesday rejected claims he had a history of being disrespectful to officials and claimed comments were made by players from both sides at half-time.
The row centred around Saha’s goal for Everton, which both managers later admitted was clearly offside.
In his statement, Fabregas said: ‘Yes, I was upset at half-time. So too were about 60,000 Arsenal supporters in the stadium. We were one-nil down against a very good Everton side to a goal which we felt was offside. Of course I am going to be upset. Players from both sides were saying things as we came off the pitch, and this always happens in football.
‘I’m passionate about this club and like all the players want to win every single match, so many things are said in the heat of the moment. Clearly the officials feel that nothing serious happened, as I understand the referee has not included anything in his match report.’
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Fabregas himself came out and admitted comments had been made ‘in the heat of the moment’ but escaped punishment after Mason chose not to include the incident in his official match report.
The Daily Mail has now alleged the Spaniard shouted at officials: ‘How much have you been paid?’ before accusing an opponent of cheating.
The Arsenal skipper released a statement on Wednesday rejected claims he had a history of being disrespectful to officials and claimed comments were made by players from both sides at half-time.
The row centred around Saha’s goal for Everton, which both managers later admitted was clearly offside.
In his statement, Fabregas said: ‘Yes, I was upset at half-time. So too were about 60,000 Arsenal supporters in the stadium. We were one-nil down against a very good Everton side to a goal which we felt was offside. Of course I am going to be upset. Players from both sides were saying things as we came off the pitch, and this always happens in football.
‘I’m passionate about this club and like all the players want to win every single match, so many things are said in the heat of the moment. Clearly the officials feel that nothing serious happened, as I understand the referee has not included anything in his match report.’
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