article_snippet: I was totally unaware of any spitting incident and had assumed that the issue at the time was with the challenge and his attempted retaliation to the tackle from the floor.
article_snippet: During the game Papiss Cisse and I spoke about any spitting incident and any spitting incident is clear by my reaction in the television footage that I was totally surprised by any suggestion of spitting. '
article_snippet: It is not in my character or in my nature to spit at anybody nor is it something I have ever done or would ever do.