Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross insists there was no malice in the tackle that left Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey with a badly broken leg.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger was fuming after the game and described Shawcross' tackle as "horrendous", however the player, who has been called up to the England squad for the friendly with Egypt, has issued a statement saying he did not mean to hurt the player.
"There was absolutely no malice in the challenge," the statement revealed. "I would never, ever go out to hurt a fellow professional. I am deeply upset that Aaron has suffered such a bad injury and my thoughts are with him.
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I would like to send him my best wishes too for a speedy recovery."
Stoke have also issued a statement wishing the player a speedy recovery and taking all the blame away from Shawcross.
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Stoke City would like to send their best wishes to Aaron Ramsey and Arsenal Football Club," it read.
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The club do, however, wish to make it quite clear that there was absolutely no malice in the challenge from Ryan Shawcross which caused the injury."