Arsenal will review club protocols due to UFC star Conor McGregor

Arsenal continued their unbeaten run this weekend after a 3-1 win over Southampton in the Premier League.

Goals from Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka secured the three points for the Gunners, who had fallen a goal behind due to Cameron Archer’s goal for the Saints.

Even in the Champions League, Mikel Arteta’s team is performing well this season with an away draw against Atalanta and a home win against Paris Saint-Germain.

The win against the French champions ultimately brought about an incident that could force the Gunners to change one of their rules at the club.

According to The Times, Arsenal are unhappy with the way UFC fighter Conor McGregor took the field after the match and are prepared to conduct an internal review.

Club sources have revealed, according to the report, that McGregor was asked to return to the Emirates Stadium and was not allowed to enter the field.

The UFC star visited the Arsenal stadium as a guest of a company called 1 Access.

The legendary fighter was seen on the pitch with Bukayo Saka after the match as he tried to practice his moves, even prompting the Arsenal star to say “be careful”.

Declan Rice, Conor McGregor and Bukayo Saka celebrate after Arsenal’s dominant win over PSG in the Emirates.

Conor couldn’t resist giving Saka a sample of the UFC… but Bukayo skillfully defended the takedown attempt 😂⚽️🥊 pic.twitter.com/3Co5kwZ9X4

— Oh so super 🗞️ (@OhSoSuper) October 3, 2024

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Arsenal are looking at the situation in depth and are trying to impose strict rules regarding celebrity guests mingling with the players.

Mikel Arteta is not happy with the McGregor episode at Arsenal

Not only is the club reviewing the situation, but Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is also unhappy about the incident after seeing McGregor practicing his moves on the Arsenal striker.

Arteta believes Saka could have been injured by the moves McGregor tried on him.

The Gunners are already without captain Martin Odegaard and other players have already missed a large part of the season. An injury to a key player is something that can derail the season.

The Premier League giants are sensible about the situation and are trying to avoid such a scenario again in the future.