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Arsene Wenger Offered Pie by Pitch Invader During Nottingham Forest vs. Arsenal

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was offered a pie by a pitch-invading fan as the Gunners claimed an emphatic 4-0 EFL Cup win over Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Tuesday.

With the hosts having gone 1-0 down to Granit Xhaka's strike midway through the first half, a supporter leapt the advertising hoardings and approached Wenger in the dugout proffering a pie in a takeout tray, per TalkSport's James Dodd:

I kid you not, a bloke has just walked on to the pitch, in to the dugout and tried to give Arsene Wenger a pie. No word of a lie #AFC

— James Dodd (@JamesDoddUK) September 20, 2016

According to The Independent's Mark Critchley, the French manager was given little opportunity to accept or reject the kind offer of matchday sustenance, as the fan was first held back by a member of Arsenal's backroom staff and then led from the pitch by security personnel.