Speaking on talkSPORT’s GameDay Phone-In, Agbonlahor said: “I thought it was an entertaining game, they’re the games you want to see.
“Both teams going for it, no one sitting back, Aston Villa had so many chances as well, Leon Bailey running through and hitting the bar.
“But I thought Arsenal were impressive in the second half, they didn’t turn up in the first half, but in the second half they were relentless.
“[Bukayo] Saka getting at players, [Granit] Xhaka and [Martin] Odegaard finding space, and Arsenal thoroughly deserved the win.
“But, there was a part of the game I didn’t like. I didn’t like Martinelli running through, empty net, and he’s just celebrating before he’s put the ball into the back of the net.
“You know he’s been rubbish for a month, and he’s scoring a tap-in and celebrating before he scores. [It’s a] lack of respect for your team-mates, I didn’t like it.”
Asked about Martinez’s time-wasting by co-host Jamie O’Hara, Agbonlahor stated: “I didn’t like that either!
“I didn’t see no point in Martinez wasting time because it gets added onto the end of the game. But that from Martinelli for me today wasn’t very sportsmanlike.”
Arsenal recorded a 4-2 win over Villa with Martinelli scoring in the 98th minute goal. The Brazilian winger was dropped for the clash at Villa Park having failed to chip in with a goal or an assist since New Year’s Eve.
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