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WATCH: Gabriel’s two-footed jumping foul on Troy Deeney goes unpunished

Published 14:20 13 Mar 2016 GMT

Updated 14:22 13 Mar 2016 GMT

Ben Kiely
WATCH: Gabriel’s two-footed jumping foul on Troy Deeney goes unpunished

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Arsenal's Gabriel will be counting his lucky stars that he got away with this abysmal foul.

The Brazilian midfielder didn't live up to his angelic name during Arsenal's FA Cup quarter-final clash against Watford on Sunday. Gabriel was lucky to stay on the pitch after he committed an atrocious tackle on Troy Deeney in the first half. The incident happened when a 50/50 ball lead to both players sliding to contest it. The only thing is Gabriel went in with two feet, off the ground and with his studs up. Referee Andre Marriner stood straight in front of the tackle as Gabriel slammed his studs into Deeney's legs, but the official decided to let play continue without punishing Gabriel or even awarding a foul. https://twitter.com/WDSport_/status/709016504583503872 The good people of Twitter were absolutely gobsmacked that Gabriel managed to stay on the pitch after the horror challenge. https://twitter.com/L_How/status/709019098961813504 https://twitter.com/MaxWhitehead8/status/709019109216882689 https://twitter.com/A_Young_Padawan/status/709019113591541760 https://twitter.com/blueboi1987/status/709019155564007424 https://twitter.com/KompanyFan/status/709019179765145600 https://twitter.com/lewisBadHam/status/709019218386272257 https://twitter.com/bodweiser/status/709019043320242176 https://twitter.com/feroze17/status/709019037431435264 https://twitter.com/Liam_Keane/status/709019013695852546

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WATCH: Gabriel's two-footed jumping foul on Troy Deeney goes unpunished