Emi Martinez in furious Arsenal tunnel incident as footage from Aston Villa defeat emerges

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Emi Martinez was caught up in a fiery-looking altercation with the Arsenal supporters after the former Gunners goalkeeper endured a night to forget at the Emirates

Emiliano Martinez had to be held back as he was embroiled in a tunnel bust-up following Arsenal's 4-1 win against Aston Villa at the Emirates.

It proved to be a disappointing night for Martinez on his sixth return to Arsenal, having spent a decade there before leaving to sign for Villa in September 2020. The Argentina international conceded four times in 30 second-half minutes as the Gunners swept aside Villa to lay down a marker in this season's Premier League title race.

Gabriel Magalhaes opened the scoring in the 48th minute before Martin Zubimendi added a second shortly after. Leandro Trossard then made it three and Gabriel Jesus added gloss on the scoreline to score Arsenal's fourth. Ollie Watkins pulled one back for Unai Emery's Villa in stoppage-time but it proved too little too late.

As Arsenal ran rampant throughout the second period, Martinez cut a frustrated figure. His mood wouldn't have been helped, for sure, when "you're just a s*** David Raya" was sung in his direction by the Arsenal fans.

While Martinez appeared to keep his cool on the pitch, he let his emotions take over when he strolled down the tunnel following a confrontation with the home supporters. "You're rattled! F*** off, f*** off, f*** off! He's so rattled. Wakey wakey!' an Arsenal fan could be heard barking at Martinez.

A visibly angered Martinez was spotted turning around and giving it back to the Arsenal supporters and he had to be shepherded down the tunnel before the situation was able to escalate.