Pearson finally gets his hands on McArthur
NIGEL PEARSON was involved in an extraordinary clash with Crystal Palace midfielder James McArthur in the dying minutes of yesterday’s 1-0 home defeat.
The Leicester manager was accidentally upended when Marc Albrighton and McArthur collided.
Pearson laughingly put his hands round McArthur’s throat then helped him to his feet but refused to let go of his shirt.
‘He said something to me,’ said Pearson, who tried to sign McArthur last summer before his £7million move to Selhurst Park.
‘I don’t have to reveal anything do I? I think I’m more than capable of looking after myself.
‘Listen, I’ve got a lot of respect for lad, I think he’s a good player.
‘Clearly you know what happened in the summer with the possibility of him coming here.
‘I’m as disappointed as he was with how things panned out. But that’s nothing to do with me or the player, it’s the other football club which was involved in it who take absolute responsibility for anything that wasn’t quite right.
‘And a certain manager who opened his trap when he should have kept his mouth shut.
‘I have absolutely no problem today at all with the lad.
‘I think he’s a good player. He’s a likeable lad, good for him.’