Arsenal's Carabao Cup clash with Fleetwood Town had to be paused after a matter of minutes after a drone was spotted above the stadium

Arsenal's Carabao Cup clash was halted for almost nine minutes when a drone was spotted above Fleetwood Town's Highbury Stadium after kick-off. The players were brought off the pitch in the eighth minute after the match, after the game was paused in the opening phases.

Referee Michael Salisbury explained the delay to both managers, while the crowd could only boo as the faint lights from the drone glimmered in the Sky. It appeared the delay was about to become more significant when the official gestured for both teams to depart the pitch following an initial pause, but the problem was soon rectified.

Police intervened and identified the operator to regain control of the game in the 10th minute.

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