Ian Wright has apologised to Alexandre Lacazette after he mimicked the Arsenal striker's yelping while working as a pundit on BBC's Match of the Day.
Lacazette was fouled during Arsenal's 1-1 draw with Burnley last Saturday after he was introduced for Martin Odegaard with the Gunners chasing the game in the second half.
The Frenchman fell to the floor and clutched his ankle, screaming on three different occasions in the process.
He was not treated for the apparent injury and finished the match without a hobble and was roundly criticised for his overacting, something that is more noticeable now that games are played without fan noise to drown out players' reactions.
Following Lacazette's overreaction, Wright, a former Arsenal striker and club legend, mocked him by mimicking his screaming on Match of the Day.
Wright, though, has since revealed that he apologised to Lacazette, admitting that he went too far.
"We were digging out the screaming. My biggest mistake was screaming at the end. It was stupid," Wright said on Wrighty’s House Podcast.
"It wasn’t a problem for Gary Lineker, it wasn’t a problem for Dion Dublin, but at the same time I have to realise what it means for the Arsenal fanbase to feel like one of their own is digging them out.
"I can only say I’m digging out screaming. We’re talking about people who are screaming and get up and play on."
Wright then confirmed that he reached out to Lacazette to apologise and makes things right.
"The main thing was making it right with Lacazette, I’m not bothered about what comes back in terms of digging out about it, but I needed to make sure he was ok with it, and he was," he added.
"So you hit up Laca?" Wright’s co-host then asked.
"Absolutely," Wright replied.
"And what was the thing you said? He was just like it’s nothing don’t worry about it?" his co-host asked.
"Yeah, [Lacazette said] 'it’s nothing man, that’s nothing bro'. To the point where he said 'I'm glad you're ok as well', you know what I mean that kind of joke."
Wright has established himself as an ambassador of the Arsenal brand in recent years through his work as a pundit and presenting various material through the club's media channels.
He presented a video in which he interviewed Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in which they spoke about life at Arsenal as a star striker. He has also fronted promotional material with Adidas, Arsenal's kit provider.
