Fan arrested after sideline incident with Wenger

A supporter has been arrested after confronting Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger as his side crashed to a 2-0 defeat at Southampton.

The fan ran with his arms outstretched in front of the Gunners’ boss as he sat in the dugout late on in the Premier League game at St Mary’s.

Footage showed the man being bundled away down the tunnel by two stewards as Wenger held his arm out in apparent frustration at the intruder. It was unclear whether the fan who ran in front of the Arsenal manager was a Gunners or Saints supporter.

The suspect, from Lymington, Hampshire, was still being questioned last night by Hampshire Constabulary officers.

A Hampshire Police spokesman said: “Police have arrested a 25-year-old man from Lymington following an incident on the pitch at St Mary’s at the end of the Southampton versus Arsenal match.

“The man was arrested on suspicion of going in to an area adjacent to the playing area contrary to the Football (Offences) Act 1991.

“The man remains in police custody. Officers are investigating the circumstances to establish whether any criminal offences have been committed.”