FA to investigate after Arsenal fans hurled bottles at Kevin De Bruyne during heated top-of-the-table clash vs Man City

THE FA are to investigate Kevin De Bruyne being pelted with bottles during Manchester City's win at Arsenal last night.

The playmaker scored the opening goal and pulled the strings last night as Pep Guardiola's side landed a huge blow on their title rivals.

But as De Bruyne left the pitch after being subbed off late in the game, the star had multiple objects hurled at him by the home fans.

The 31-year-old laughed and winked at supporters as he dodged the items.

He left the pitch with only minutes to go as Kalvin Phillips came on in his place.

The midfielder's positioning meant he had to exit the pitch by taking the longer route behind the goals, exposing him to fan fury.

De Bruyne later poked fun at Arsenal fans on Instagram as he wrote "beer anyone?"

The FA, the governing body of professional football in England, have announced they will investigate the incident.

The incident was included in the referee Anthony Taylor's match report.

It was the latest incident in a busy night for De Bruyne who was among City's best performers during the top-of-the-table clash.

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The Belgian opened the scoring after 24 minutes as he latched onto Takehiro Tomiyasu's loose ball and lobbed the charging Aaron Ramsdale.

He then found himself caught in a brief touchline scuffle with the Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta when the ball went out of play.

Goals by Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland sealed the win for City after Bukayo Saka levelled from the spot after a controversial penalty.