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​Tottenham boss Pochettino backs Arsenal over bottle throwing incident

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino said he did not think Arsenal should be punished over the Dele Alli incident in which a bottle was thrown from the crowd and hit the England international on the head.

"It's not fair for Arsenal, the club, the fans to pay for one...what word can I use? I don't want to be wrong but I think everyone realises! You cannot pay (the price) for one.

"One person cannot create a mess in a club like Arsenal. Arsenal is going to take a big decision, with responsibility to fix. People have to behave and celebrate, and support your team but in the right way.

"It's such a dangerous thing, if the bottle hit him on his head or his eyes we're then talking about a very bad thing. There's no point when you go to enjoy a game and that happens."

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