Arsenal Women's manager Renee Slegers believes Katie McCabe did not deliberately pull Alyssa Thompson's hair as the Gunenrs secured their place in the Champions League semi-finals.
-TIMESTAMPS-
00:00 - Intro.
00:24 - Unbelievable scenario. Really proud and happy we're through.
01:11 - McCabe incident: I don't think it's deliberate. Katie is competitive and wouldn't do anything with bad intentions.
01:51 - Understand Bompastor: I didn't realise (player crying). Sorry to hear.
02:23 - Suffer tonight: Suffer for something you love. If you're passionate about something you need to suffer to achieve it.
03:17 - Van Domselaar: happy she's fit again. She's really good.
04:13 - Comfortable at this stage: playing isn't comfortable. We've built up experience in knockout football.
05:13 - Building something special?: Yes. I'm so pleased to be working for this club. Everything is the same. We can never get comfortable, strive for more.
06:25 - Character of team: there's resilience in the team. The team is so good at the moment.
07:31 - Catley: her calf. Hopefully not too far back.
08:00 - improve defensively; focus on different types of play. We wanted to stop their chances. We're going to look and reflect.
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By HaytersTV
April 1, 2026