Ashley Young worried for player safety after Chris Smalling confrontation
Arsenal 2-0 Manchester United: A spectator is arrested after invading the pitch following Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's penalty
Sunday 10 March 2019 23:56, UK
Ashley Young believes action needs to be taken to protect players after a pitch invader confronted Chris Smalling during Manchester United's defeat at The Emirates.
The man ran on to the pitch to celebrate after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored Arsenal's second goal from the penalty spot in the 2-0 win.
The Metropolitan police have confirmed a man has been arrested on suspicion of common assault and pitch invasion.
It was the second pitch invasion within a matter of hours after a 27-year-old man was charged for assaulting Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish in their win against Birmingham at St Andrews.
"What message can you put out any more? That's the third time a fan has managed to get on the pitch - what if they are carrying something? The players will be in danger," Young told beIN Sports.
"Whether it's the FA, Premier League, FIFA, something's got to be done maybe with extra stewarding or whatever.
"It's a concern with the one earlier [Jack Grealish] and the one with Chrissy, something has definitely go to be done."
Manchester United interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer also spoke about the incident in his post-match news conference.
"I didn't get to see exactly what happened but of course there shouldn't be a place when someone runs onto a pitch, it's not nice to see," said Solskjaer.
"We just have to make sure we'll play football and they can watch it's just one of them things you don't want to see."
