Mikel Arteta heaped praise on Gabriel Martinelli after the Arsenal wide-man turned from Public Enemy No1 to FA Cup hat-trick hero at Fratton Park on Sunday. 'That kind of criticism is part of football and then it's about how you take it,' Arteta said. Mikel Arteta has praised Gabriel Martinelli (pictured) after he bounced back from midweek controversy with an FA Cup hat-trickA fuming Gary Neville branded Gabriel Martinelli an 'idiot' for shoving an injured Conor Bradley'I think Arne Slot spoke brilliantly after the game. And that's Gabi.' They went behind inside the first three minutes but hit back five minutes later before Martinelli's hat-trick took the game away from the home team.

Source: Metro January 11, 2026 18:03 UTC