Jamie Carragher disagrees with Roy Keane as he defends Arsenal star - 'It's harsh'

Jamie Carragher disagrees with Roy Keane as he defends Arsenal star - 'It's harsh'Jamie Carragher went into detail around Arsenal's pressing tactics against Manchester City and explained why Gabriel Martinelli appeared out of position for the winning goalCommentsSportFelix Keith Senior Sports Reporter21:20, 20 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesJamie Carragher defended Gabriel Martinelli(Image: Sky Sports )Jamie Carragher has launched a passionate defence of Gabriel Martinelli after the Arsenal forward was criticised by Roy Keane for his part in Manchester City's winning goal on Sunday. Erling Haaland scored the winner in the second half as City beat their title rivals 2-1 - and Carragher has given a fresh take on the goal.‌City's vital goal came when Gianluigi Donnarumma threw the ball out to left-back Nico O'Reilly, who carried it up the pitch into a huge space. Seconds later, it was Haaland who battled with Gabriel Magalhaes and struck a left-footed shot past David Raya from O'Reilly's ball across the box.‌The post-match analysis of the goal on Sky Sports focused on Martinelli's decision to step up and close down Marc Guehi, who had pulled to the left of City's penalty area to give his goalkeeper an option. Donnarumma recognised where the space was and beat Arsenal's press with his throw out to O'Reilly.‌"Martinelli helps the goalkeeper make a decision by pressing too early, they're not really set," ex-Manchester United midfielder Keane said on Sky Sports. "They don't need to go chasing the game. This is where your mentality and decision making as experienced players..."FOLLOW OUR ARSENAL FB PAGE! Latest Gunners news and more on our dedicated Facebook pageREAD MORE: Arsenal told they have blown the title with Man City loss in unanimous verdictREAD MORE: Arsenal given 73 PER CENT chance of winning Premier League despite Man City lossHe added: "I'd be putting this more on Ars...